Great twist at the end, not what you think....

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2006)

I anticipated a suspenseful thriller. Close.
The overall movie was good. But the actors seemed uninspired, just going through the motions. Personally, I think Denzel turned in a better cop portrayal in "Fallen." The interwoven, high contrast interrogation scenes from afterwords were distracting, and got old fast. Also it seemed like the movie was dragged out, as if you were not only supposed to know that the hostage situation was taking a long time, but you were also supposed to experience it.
With the exception of Denzel Washington and Chiwetel Ejiofor, all the big name actors seemed to only have cameos. I realize this wasn't so, but it seemed that way. And what was the purpose of Jodi Foster's character? I suspect that "Madeline White" could have been cut out of the script without affecting the story.