turn off your brain and enjoy!

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2008)

First off, this movie is irretrievably stupid. From little things like a cop that doesn't call for backup when he's in a fire fight to an evil plan that insists on such remarkable stupidity of every branch of national and local government (true, as someone points out, it took five days for the government to get water to Katrina victims, but that doesn't mean the country is protected by keystone cops) to the remarkably stupid actions of both henchman and hero, this movie shows a general disdain for reality or common sense.
What the movie has going for it though, is witty dialog, effective performances, over-the-top action scenes and a lot of "whoah!!!!!!" moments, most involve cars and trucks (the best of which is a fight in a car dangling in an elevator shaft).
I debated with myself a bit over whether to give this movie 7 stars or 8. It's so stupid it really should get seven, yet by the end I was having such a blast that it didn't seem right to give it less than 8. Sometimes a movie is enough fun to get away with gross illogic; this is such a movie.