Has great moments, and some not as great moments too

Rating: 6/10 (20 February 2005)

First off, let me say that this is a good movie. The direction from John Woo is awesome, the action scenes are well filmed, the acting is good, and this is a one of a kind movie.
The problem is that the action scenes are drawn out to the point where they can become way too long. With movies like this, it doesn't matter how much action there is, it just has to end at some point in time. One scene that everyone says is great is the boat chase at the end. There is a lot of shooting and explosions in the boat chase, but there is another movie that I saw a similar boat chase in. That movie is called Patriot Games. I think Patriot Games is a great, but highly underrated movie. The speed boat chase in the end of that movie was dark, intense, and action packed. The speed boat chase in this movie was intense and action packed, but seemed like too much of a cliché. The only other bad thing about this movie is that at times, the script isn't very well written and the conversations can become unrealistic.
Those were the so so parts that I mentioned above, now I will mention the good parts. The action scenes are intense and they are awesome. This is a creative movie, especially with the way that a maniac terrorist and a secret agent swap identities. I haven't seen any other movies that are based around that premise. In one of John Woo's other films called Mission: Impossible 2, there is a scene involving masks to hide identities, but in that movie, it gets very confusing.
Nicholas Cage is great as a maniac terrorist, and John Travolta is great as a secret agent, but they are even better when they are both on the screen at the same time.
This is worth watching, and there is plenty of action. Despite a few of those not very good parts that I mentioned, this has plenty to like, and I'm sure you'll like it too.