Nonlinear action sequences + Weak Plot + Jerry B. = Bad movie

Rating: Null/10 (19 February 2003)

Jerry Bruckheimer. He has a way of turning every movie he produces into s---, such as Black Hawk Down, although that was still good it could've been great if Ridley Scott was free to do as he pleased. Okay, now for this movie. The premise is somewhat interesting since it has never been tried before. The cast looks worthy, good actors such as Cage, Buscemi, and Malkovich. The execution is just plain bad. Instead of being a somewhat intelligent movie about its characters such as The Rock it becomes a mindless action film. It doesn't even have enough action to be called an action film. It tries to be dramatic and funny but utterly fails. Cage is all right here, he doesn't have much to act out. Buscemi is okay too, he doesn't do that much. Malkovich is too stereotypical, watch him in Being John Malkovich and In the Line of Fire. The ending was so pathetic with that song all of a sudden starting, it was such a sharp contrast to the overall feel of the film. That song even got nominated for an Academy Award (seriously, this is the first time it was played??) The wife and kid of Cage were really annoying, I wanted them to leave him alone. Overall, this is a stereotypical film with a weak plot and bad action. The only reason I give this above a one is because of a rare memorable action scene or a good joke. 4/10