This flick was SOOOOO contrived!!!!

Rating: 1/10 (29 March 2004)

OK. This film really didn't deserve the "1" that I gave it, but seeing
that it's one of the all time top sellers AND top rated, I just had to
stick my two bits in. This film deserves a solid "5". It looked OK,
but the acting was not great (and I am a fan of the cast). But what
really brought this film down was the hokey contrived script. With
all the people in the world screaming "I knew what was gonna
happen the whole time", here really is a film where there are no
surprises whatsoever. Perhaps it's one of those films that gets
better with repeated viewings, but there is NOTHING that you'll
recall from your first viewing that'll stick with you long enough to
desire a second one. It does have a cool box. Maybe that's why
everybody's snatching up the DVD....