could be worse

Rating: 6/10 (5 August 2004)

lets start with this film looks fantastic. it also has the chance of being an action film with brains but on that front it fails. now don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad film by any stretch of the imagination. it is a good film, it just isn't the great film I was hoping for. Smith does a good job of milling his way through the film looking good and saying funny one liners, but there is something missing and I cant put my finger quite on what it is. it could be the completely unnecessary slow motion shots it seems to break into at random points through the fight sequences, it could be the totally cheesy mentor relationship between the cop (smith) and the young rapscallion or the totally absurd motorbike scenes. I don't know. all in all this a good film but it is only a cheesy popcorn movie and you will be disappointed if you expect more!