good vdo rental 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2002)

A collection of fine performances turned in by all. Good plot, decent action sequences--if a tad Holly'd up and over the top. Only negative, and it is fortunately a minor one, is the silly Hollywood screenwriters' insistance upon inserting the ubiquitous and unnecessary "baby" at the end of some otherwise very clean and entertaining dialogue. I mean, really......who says "baby" with a straight face these days? If you want a really bad case of stilted dialogue, rent Heist by David Mamet.....truly cringe-worthy. Better yet, don't rent it......just take my word for it.