Quickly Dismissed

Rating: Null/10 (10 March 2004)

I finally saw this one on DVD. The first quarter of this film is promising with its humor, irony, and wit. However, once the major premise is exploited, the entire film falls apart in the worst way. The fact is that the premise was too thin to support a feature film; I mean, where do you really go with fist-fighting yuppoids? What does it ultimately accomplish, aside from various injuries, brain damage? Where do you go with it? The director apparently didn't know, either, and the film leaves all sense behind and indulges in extravant fantasy adventure that doesn't speak to the original premise. Fact is, the Hollywood remedy was applied: if the film is lost, "save it" with a lot of hyperbolic action and tricky twists that let the film go out in a blaze of cheap director tricks (you'll see what I mean).