Suffers from bad direction and surprisingly poor performance by Jodie Foster.

Rating: 3/10 (9 August 2013)

I should have avoided seeing this film opening weekend; a lesson I normally adhere to. Very disappointing.
The story is pretty good and could/should have made for a very good sci-fi/action flick.
The biggest drawback by far is the frenetic, confusing, shaky shooting and editing. This is something we've been seeing more of in the last several years for reasons unknown. The closest thing I've ever heard to a compliment on this style has been - "It doesn't really bother me." What I do hear often and personally agree with is "It sucks. I can't tell what the hell's going on!", with a close second being "It's making me feel sick to my stomach." No one has ever watched a "traditionally" filmed scene and said "Wow, that was terrible, I could actually see everything that was happening and know exactly what was going on." This new trend is just lazy and sloppy.
The other notable distraction was Jodie Foster who is normally very solid and put in what I think is the worst performance of her career. It's not that the dialogue was bad, but her presentation was hideous. Trying to put on an air of aristocracy, her pronunciation was painful to watch and completely unbelievable.