Lots of Fun

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2015)

Here is one of the wildest movies ever to be released as a summer action blockbuster. The director lets Cage and Travolta go crazy, and mines the ridiculous premise to maximum effect. A sick killer and obsessed cop switch places and basically do a better job in each others' shoes. It seems to be saying that we all take those who are closest to us for granted. But it also has some insane shootouts and well earned humor. My favorite was how the terrorist turned out to be a better father to the cop's troubled teen. Travolta is especially fun trying to sound like Nicolas Cage, and the whole thing has an epic feel. They don't let little details get in the way, so if airtight logic is your thing, this won't work. But it's not sloppy or disposable either. It's big dumb fun.