Noises/off (possible spoilers)

Rating: 4/10 (30 September 2002)

I haven't liked Woo's Hollywood pictures. Studios wanted to test him with Van Damme and he made the somewhat watchable actionier Hard Target (still, nowhere near great). I mean, if you can make a good Van Damme movie, there has gotta be some kind of magic in you. Broken Arrow was a horrible failure and although this did make some huge bank, it still doesn't mean that it's a masterpiece. Because it's not. Travolta and Cage are not in best shape (witness the pathetic performance from Cage, as his character confronts his wife in the hospital and tells that weepy story of their first date. There's nothing wrong with a grown man crying, but these are baby tears). And, I REALLY could have done with less slo-mo. Not a total loss, but rates about as high as Lost In Space.
** / *****