Entertaining at times - but nothing to write home about

Rating: 6/10 (2 April 2007)

(warning: potential spoilers - warning: potential spoilers)
story: there isn't really a story, I mean it can be summarised in 4 words: "the bad guys return". Countless films are based on this, and on how quickly the bad guys revive / return, and on how quickly the good guys get up to speed to save the world.
acting: acting does not really count here, leading parts are fantastic / crazy heroes, who by definition over-act 90 percent of the time. Sure the actors deliver - but this is not a place where great actors will make a difference (and this may not be a film whose target audience will care).
filming: the non special effects scenes are OK. The special effects scenes are numerous and often very well done.
pace: pretty good pace, though all in all it is quite predictable.
some ideas directly lifted from elsewhere: - the final scene where the hero gets rid of the huge monster by burning it from insides, rings a bell? Yep, lifted directly from MIB! - when she gets angry, the girls can unleash very powerful flames, and even shock waves and explosions. That's right - lifted from X-Men
what about having a hero who is really from Hell, what about expanding on the theme of his developing a "good guy" personality just because of a better environment? Not enough time for that - basically the guy is just good for some reason, and he never wonders why, or wonders about Hell, all we know is that he prevents his horns from growing, and he is pretty much indestructible (at least bombs powerful enough to destroy a monster with the mass of several whales, leave him unharmed).
Bottom-line: average fantasy / sci-fi film, good special effects, funny at times. 6 out of 10.