Wow, what a disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2001)

As a movie lover, and as a foreign mover lover, I am glad to see that I am not the only one who was incredibly disappointed by this movie. After all the hype, awards, critical praise, etc. I was expecting something really special. But besides the special effects (if you can get past the goofy "reality" premise behind them!), this is "B-grade" stuff all the way. The acting is mediocre, and sometimes just plain bad; the story is trite, boring and utterly predictable; no real empathy is developed for the characters; the action sequences seem "staged" for "show" and have virtually no dramatic impact. It must have been a bad year for movies for people to have gotten as excited as they did about this one. You should probably watch it so you can say you saw it, but don't get your hopes up.