A good popcorn flick with a healthy dollop of cheese......

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2007)

I agree 100% with w00f's previous comments - not Oscar material by any stretch but check your brain at the lobby and go along for the ride.
The bad acting that, it has to be said, is prevalent throughout the movie (especially by Wes Bentley, I feel) can be forgiven if it is taken in the context in which it is intended, i.e a comic book strip. It plays out exactly like a comic book of old with menacing close-ups of the villains eyes and over-exerted facial expressions and cheesy dialogue abounding. Whether this can translate effectively into a movie is still open to debate but for my part, I reckon that the cast and crew have made a fine attempt at carrying it off.
It's a bit slow to start, can be irritating if taken too seriously but is ultimately, viewed with the right attitude, a good fun action movie with some nice effects.
Oh, and did I mention that Eva Mendes is BEYOND fine in this movie...? Never really been a fan before but HOT DAMN!!
If for nothing else, it's worth a look just for her......