A terrific Gerard Butler but horrible ending

Rating: 4/10 (30 December 2009)

If the writers would have dared to take the premise a step further than this movie would have made a much bigger impact. Overall it is quite thrilling and entertaining. The biggest flaw however is the ending. The whole time there is a buildup to something grand. But once one twist is revealed you know that it only can end in one way. Only this ending is far too convenient and doesn't make much sense especially in the context of the movie.Also if one wanted to achieve this ending why not make the good guy more sympathetic. (You have to decide for your self who that is). The problem is that I can't go into the specifics without revealing too much. Let's say that calling the ending a letdown is an understatement. But even with this conclusion you should watch this movie for Gerard Butler. He is absolutely cool like Fonzie (and b.d.ss like it said on Jules Wallet in Pulp Fiction). Jamie Foxx is on autopilot and that only magnifies the brute acting force that is called Butler.