Over-Obvious Race Relations Film that Tries Too Hard

Rating: 3/10 (9 January 2006)

I was extremely disappointed in this movie. I just rented it over the weekend and was really looking forward to watching it. I only made it about halfway through and then caught the last five minutes or so.
Most of the actors did a great job, except that I wondered what the casting department was thinking when they hired Brendan Fraser for his part. I have nothing against Fraser, but he was completely un-believable in his part.
So, the majority of the actors were great, but the direction and a good portion of the script was just terrible. The film as a concept is brilliant and different, but the execution was way, way off. The movie needed a different director and a much tighter script.
The sound was also terrible. When there was dialog and score together, the music was louder than the voices and it was difficult to hear what the actors were saying. It was very distracting and annoying.
The whole film was a big, disappointing thumbs-down.