Despite the hype, I found this film disappointing.

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2000)

I'd heard a lot about this film being the movie of the decade etc. so when I eventually got to see it I was left wondering what all the fuss was about. The film starts off by making a fair point about males being demasculated with all the political correctness going on, but to insinuate that what the inhibited millennium man really wants to do is knock f**k out of each other, doesn't wash with me, and what was a good basic premise, turns into cartoon violence.
Although, the cinematography was excellent and the performances outstanding, I felt that the basic message of the film was naff and that the violence, instead of making a point, was second-rate Jaackie Chan/Jean-Claude Van Damme and would ultimately appeal to that audience. Maybe I missed something, but I left the cinema with a sour taste in my mouth and the disappointment that this wasn't the film I'd been led to believe it was.