Another Case Of TOO MUCH

Rating: 4/10 (18 December 2006)

This is one of the those action movies that would be super if it had only shown restraint and cut down on a bunch of the violence The action is ridiculous: almost non- stop from the opening minutes to a totally-outlandish finish Don't some of these filmmakers have a clue how to balance action and lulls?
As mentioned, this movie had enough going for it so it could have been really good, thanks to guys like Nicholas Cage, John Cusack John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi. Now there are four interesting actors! Cage and Cusack are the likable heroes while Malkovich and Buscemi play the interesting and cerebral villains. Malkovich is always good in that kind of role.
Note: it's interesting that drug-infested Hollywood always makes the DEA the bad guys. Anyone, apparently, who is against drugs is a corrupt, bloodthirsty or just plain evil guy! That's how it is in this movie. Even worse, the DEA head is portrayed as anti-Liberal - the worst sin of all!!
Overall, the interesting characters and some of the action scenes are fun to watch (a few are awesome) but everything is overdone, exaggerated and too profane. The film will wear out out and there are more subtle ways to make a good action film than this.