Botched remake

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2002)

Look, Nolan is an incredibly talented director. He even does a nice job with the visuals in this remake of the vastly superior original, but that's the whole thing - the original is just so much more believable and human and messy and interesting. Hollywood again feels they have to clean up a flawed character - well, damnit, then write your own cop movie and leave the original alone. I also (maybe I'm in the minority here) can't stand Robin Williams when he tries to ACT! he is so one-note, so stilted, he made the killer so bland and boring it really hurt the remake. Seriously, go back and look at his performance - there is NOTHING going on in the eyes, face, nothing. he doesn't know what to do so he keeps himself tight-lipped and tries to give a sinister smile every now and then. Arrggghhhh! Please, seek out the original film by Skjoldbjaerg - it is so much better than this mess.