The portrayal of Claire is exploitative and sexist *spoilers*

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 2006)

This film was visually UGLY. The grating music and washed out colours are familiar for those who have seen "Man On Fire", but were totally wrong for this movie.
The characters are two dimensional. We never really know what Denzel's character is like. We just know that he is lonely and smart, and are told over and over again how selfless and righteous a hero he is.
Claire is beautiful, don't you forget that. Every moment she is on screen her beauty, frailty, loneliness and helplessness is rammed down the audience's throat. We really never get past her beauty and object of Denzel's heroic acts. The voyeuristic nature of the machine gives the director a convenience excuse to present Claire on screen in various states of seduction: hanging around in her bra; getting dressed; taking showers. Her worthiness as a human being to be rescued from a terrible fate is COMPLETELY dependent on her beauty and as an object of desire to the male hero.
The incredible sexism and the recycled feel of the time-travel ideas in this film made me walk out with disrespect for the director and writers. Well, it's Tony Scott, so one should never expect subtlety anyway. The 3 points are for Val Kilmer, Bruce Greenwood and Jim Caviezel.