Great Movie, Terrible Ending

Rating: 7/10 (6 December 2009)

This movie reminded me exactly of The Jackal. A badass, brilliant bad guy who's so awesome you're rooting for him the whole movie, and then at the end they pull a typical "Hollywood" on you and he goes down so Richard Gere (or Jamie Foxx) can "win the day".. Arrrrgh. They should have stuck with the revenge and justice momentum that was building throughout the entire movie.
I had this bad feeling in my stomach as soon as Jamie Foxx started getting a conscience. The movie would have been so much better if we all "thought" Jamie Foxx was going to win in the end, but he fell into the evil genius's ultimate trap. Would have given it 9 stars instead of 7.
With that being said, I actually thought Jamie Foxx was going to shoot him and didn't see the bomb thing coming, which was a clever twist. The funny thing about this movie and the Jackal is that no matter how many times I watch them, I still keep hoping the bad guy will somehow win in the end. Well, better Jamie Foxx than Richard Gere (yuck!).