Great scenery, some good action moments, but all else is like stretched TV cop episode.

Rating: 5/10 (20 September 2002)

The scenery was great and was really the only thing to benefit from the large screen. Pacino put in a veteran performance although some of the fast running scenes were rather obviously a stunt double. It was difficult to work out whether Williams strayed much from his standard serious role method and as a result, I had no emotional attachment to either of the male characters by the end of the film. Swank looked great but I felt that she could have been directed somewhat better: her lines were fine, her acting was fine, but there was something missing in the way that she was being filmed, almost stealing any depth that Swank was trying to put into the character. There were many cliches used in the film, two of which were pivotal to the plot. This was very uncomplicated and each scene was obviously and deliberately filmed for their single point: nothing more.
Overall, one relatively original idea stretched into a mediocre tale of few thrills. 5/10.