A big disappointment

Rating: 7/10 (27 January 2007)

Our last Hope, but who cares? This film has had rave reviews. Athinking man's action movie, It appears that the majority of reviewers have nothing but praise for it. Despite a very good cast and director this movie failed to move me, which was the least I was expecting from it. The baby is mankind's last hope, but I felt no emotional interest in its fate or the fate of any of the characters in the movie. Yes technically the acting and directing were excellent, especially the scenes of urban warfare, but its failure to draw the viewer in emotionally was a major flaw. Perhaps I have become too cynical to watch this type of movie and others will care about the characters. But for me its inability to do this ultimately ruined what could have been a great movie.