Good movie, but................

Rating: 8/10 (3 April 2006)

The trailers for this movie got me out of the house, which doesn't happen very often, but because of Denzel W. and his last 3 or 4 movies this movie seemed very promising.
This movie is interesting, but very slow paced and caused my wife and others in the theater to lose interest half way through the show. I was waiting for some Denzel Washington magic, the great acting was there, but the bad-ass take names was restricted due to the plot of movie and thats what me and I'm sure everyone else was expecting. I wanted/needed a little more info on Denzel's character as well. It somewhat plays a small role with the interactions of Jody Foster's character. To me if a movie is going to show and bring people into the main characters personal life then do it. Otherwise its pointless.
This is why I don't go to the movies very often, the trailers lie and so do the critics that say something like "Jody Foster is at her best". When her role in this film was an average role, nothing to spectacular to act and average actress could have done just as good. I'm not trying to take anything away from her, she is a good actress, she just had an easy part to act. Still this movie is good, but sell the movie as it is. Don't make it sound like its another "Man on Fire" when its not. Don't tell me there's many twists that will have me on the edge of my seat, when actually there is one twist and it was given mid-way though the movie.
"Sell the Movie as it is, not what it isn't!"