Predictable, dull, poorly scripted...

Rating: 4/10 (3 January 2012)

...and even worse acting. Timberlake seems like a likable guy, and some of his roles have suited him well, but he can't carry this film - his delivery ALWAYS reminds you he's memorised a script and he's just, well, very wet! The rest of the cast is quite string, Cillian Murphy delivers a typically menacing performance (perhaps another round with Christian Bale might've made this more palatable!?) But ultimately it's not Timberlake's fault the film is so dull... the premise could have been clever... but the scriptwriters tick the box of every cliché, and after realising I was watching another paint-by-numbers revenge movie I got very bored. This is Saturday night, no brains required, popcorn-fodder... I recommend spending your rental money on something original.