Better than I Expected

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2007)

OK, so this wasn't the greatest movie of all time, but frankly I never expected it to be.
Having seen Daredevil, I admit I had fairly low expectations for Mr Johnson's next outing from the get go. And honestly, the trailers didn't really do much to dispel my doubts, but despite all this, I was keen to see the movie anyway. Why? Two words...Nicholas Cage! In the end, the movie was far better than I ever hoped it could be. Sure, the character's motivations were rather silly, and there were many glaring plot holes, but the effects were excellent, Nick made a very cool hero, and Sam Elliott was awesome as ever.
But in the end, the thing that really tipped this movie for me was Eva Mendes. She was worth the ticket price alone!