Such awesome potential... wasted (possible spoiler... i suppose)

Rating: 6/10 (30 March 2006)

Look, Denzel Washington was insanely awesome. Clive Owen was brilliant, and Jodie Foster was Jodie Foster (superb). The premise was excellent, but the writing and directing failed badly. The scenes were sooo slow, and it's not like it had to be, because there was nothing to think about in between. None of the characters have any good motivation, the ending is sketchy, and there is no real satisfaction to be found. If Denzel Washington wasn't so entertaining, I would have fallen asleep; and this is from a serious moviegoer (the newest Pride & Prejudice seemed like a non-stop twist every second thriller in comparison). I wasn't too keen on the meaningless racism with no theme or point either. Crash, this isn't. Props to Denzel (you earn the 6 out of 10 by yourself), Clive, and Jodie. To everyone else: umm... good hustle...? Low point of the movie: Then there's only one possible other thing in the whole freaking world that could have been in that safe....... DIAMONDS!!!!! MWAHAHAAHAH.... Uggh... Please.