A pleasant surprise!

Rating: 6/10 (28 February 2009)

Compared to the bulk of the material produced in the action genre, this film is a 10/10. This movie gets a 6/10 out of a movie watcher who would give most movies like it at the very most a 2/10. Obviously, I'm not a huge fan of actioners! In all seriousness, though, the direction was far from predictable, with interesting shots which managed to keep the untold thousands of explosions meaningful, and good use of cinematographic resources. Standouts in the cast were, for me, Cliff Curtis, who gives a believable turn as dedicated FBI man Miguel Bowman, and Bruce Willis who comes out guns ablaze in the same action/adventure suit he always wears. This time, there is some thought behind it, which is rewarding.