Builds up to fizzle out - One watch only

Rating: 5/10 (25 January 2009)

The majority of the movie was good. It was funny, it was witty and it was interesting. I sat and just continued waiting for it to get better, and it just didn't. It turned out to be a comedy with a dark back story.
There was so much racism from the Walt, but it was done in a humorous and generally unoffensive tone (and every race is dealt with, so there is no racism). Watching the different cultures come together was very interesting.
I was sitting in the theater just waiting for it to get back to the dark setting to open up. The movie creates a fair amount of rage within you, watching all the gangsters hurt characters that you get close to. You just can't wait to see how Walt will get them back.
Then low and behold -- the most predictable ending ever. Hardly entertaining, hardly moving. For an older person (middle aged to whatever) who doesn't watch many films (my parents exactly) they may indeed love the entire movie.
But to me, an avid watcher of films (well over a few thousand) it did nothing for me. Sure, I smiled a few times, I grew angry at the gangs, but it went to nothing. It really didn't do anything for me, and I will never watch this movie again (it's barely worth hiring for the first watch). Don't expect an action/thriller scene at all in this comic drama. For a final film for Clint -- it was poor.