what a load of balls

Rating: 1/10 (15 September 2002)

this is, without a doubt, the most over rated film of all time. people flocked to see this dismal, unoriginal, cheesy blockbuster, in my opinion, just cos of the good reviews, and they agreed with those reviews cos they thought they had to, just like what happened with easy rider (the previous holder of the most over rated steaming pile of poo award). russell crowe plays some irritating tough guy who won't stop whinging and joaquin pheonix wanders around aimlessly, giving a similar performance to sean penn's retard in the film 'i am sam', it's just a shame he was supposed to be playing something else. both of these actors give possibly the most diabolical performances of their careers. djimon hounsou gives a decent performance as does oliver reed (a major achievement since he entered eternal bliss half way through shooting). if you seriously like this film then it's probably cos you were too young to legally see it and so felt an enormous sense of self-pride in rebelling against the film classification authorities.