Unimaginative, CGI filled nonsense that somehow made a fair amount at the box office!

Rating: 4/10 (22 August 2013)

As soon as I saw the trailer that aired for this one, I knew what I was getting into when I was going to see it. I avoided it in theaters; it turns out it was exactly what I feared; a passive, money gobbling film that has copious amounts of CGI, which is something teenagers will probably go for. The scary thing is the able cast it has. I'm not saying this is one of the worst movies of all time, but it's mediocre beyond belief, and certainly not as good as the cast may make you to believe. Believe it or not, I kinda dug the premise. The opening was very cool, and I thought I might be in for a pleasantly entertaining film; wrong! It does have a couple of decent action scenes, but with all the lame CGI, and the wire work, it ruined it for me. Jeremy Renner is solid as a rock; it's not his fault he has to work with nothing. His chemistry was decent with Gemma Arterton. Renner is already a big star in Hollywood. He has taken over the Bourne franchise, potentially soon The Mission Impossible franchise; he's been in The Avengers. The Oscar winning Hurt Locker; he's accomplished a lot. But this is one of those films actors end up regretting. Gemma Arterton is a solid newcomer. She's got a bright future ahead of her. She looked great and did what she had to do well. Famke Janssen is a favorite of mine, and not many can play a female villain with intensity like her. She manages to overcome a poorly written villain character that lacks depth with a solid show. The others do fine as well. The acting is not an issue here.
Final Thoughts: In today's era; this is something teenagers will go for. This wasn't for me. I thought it was a half-assed attempt personally with little creativity and some mediocre action scenes to pad it all. Not really recommended
4/10