Wanna be.

Rating: 2/10 (4 May 2007)

I saw this movie thinking that it would be funny based on the reviews I read. This movie is horrible. It would appear as though the writers and directors took a look at what they thought Americans would like and added a little bit of ever movie that America has made.
SPOILERS AHEAD: The movie starts with a feel of a tough guy bad ass cop (Nick Angel) who is being put out to the pasture for being such a super-cop. As they setup Nick to retire in the office scene where he meets with his superiors, you want to say "who didn't see that coming?" as each shot unfolds.
As you get introduced into his new environment, you find that Nick remains a hard ass who basically leads a one man army against crime. You start to see similarities of a cross between Terminator/Rambo and Conspiracy Theory coming into play. Trying to offset Nicks tough persona, they stick him with a Charlie Brown like character so clueless on about everything that goes on who finally grows some balls toward the very end of the movie.
The suspense is second rate at best and the lack of subtlety with how they introduce the villains makes you grow more tired with boredom. As each murder unravels, and the continued denial of murders by the Chief Inspector, you have to think to yourself, either this is all a setup or everyone in this small town is headed for the loony bin.
When Nick finally uncovers whats going on, the rational that you hear by the criminals makes you wonder about the first hour and half of the movie (which includes pointed remarks on the turning a blind eye on crimes witnessed by Nick Angel.
As the movie comes to a finale, you have the Nick enter the town in a Western style (riding in on a white horse) with a Rambo element(body covered in guns). The gunfight scene is a joke and as you see each element of the battle, you have the urge to walk out of the theater.
All in all, this movie doesn't know what it wants to be. It seems to want to be a take off of Lethal Weapon put on steroids and speed with a sprinkle of what some might call comedy and a poor attempt at suspense and mystery. Now add the feel of Pulp Fiction and Die Hard. Up until now, I would have been open to British theater. Some of the older TV series such as "As Time Goes By" do a much better job of witty humor then this movie could ever do. Someone might want to let Simon Pegg know that the MTV era is pretty much dead.
When I went to the theater to see this movie, I was the ONLY person seeing it.
Bottom line, don't waste your money. You'll get a better laugh from watching a TV sitcom and a better thrill from watching an old action video.