How can a movie like this get such high ratings?

Rating: 2/10 (22 January 2006)

There is only one thing that circulated in my head during this movie: "When the h*ll is it gonna end?". In spite of the presence of one of my all-time favorite actors, Nicholas Cage, it don't get much better than a simple Van Damme-movie. I mean, how often does a man agree to change face with a dead man just to change it back later? Even if he does it to prevent a catastrophe, I doubt that any man would agree to that. There are dozens of other methods to prevent disasters. OK, now I've revealed a lot of the movie to you. If you haven't seen it yet (which I hope) you have probably lose some of your desperate will to see it, but I can tell you: Don't waste your time on this crap. It is just a silly combination. A silly combination between fancy action scenes, mega dramatic events and some hidden jokes. And those movies who are produced that way are one of the things I hate the most. You probably haven't missed that John Travolta is in one of the leading roles in this movie, and even if you are one of he's biggest fans, you don't want to see this movie. He does a sterile, cold, stiff work in this movie. As you (probably) know, Cage and Travolta switch roles during the movie, and Cage gives both roles shine and character, but Travolta cant handle any of them. Maybe he shouldn't have agreed on the offer once it came up. But don't get me wrong, it isn't Travoltas fault that this movie is a turkey. With such silly script, no one could make this movie good. Not Robert DeNiro, not Harrison Ford, not Mel Gibson, not anyone. And I suppose that nobody can if they are gonna make a remake. And if they will, I wont see it. I regret I've seen this movie.