amusing, amusing... and then suddenly very boring.

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 1999)

You've read all the other comments, so you have an idea what this film is about. I found it very amusing for about the first half--- and by then every idea it has has been used up, and it just gets very boring. A friend of mine who saw it separately had the same reaction.
I've heard that Tom Cruise has optioned this movie and plans to make an "American" version. It does provide some amusement while watching this to think about how absolutely pointless that would be.
The film is actually very discreet with the violence-- you see some aftermath, but most of the actual bullet/fist/car door meets head is left offscreen. However, in regards to studies on "the effect of film violence on people"-- I found I was inexplicably very angry after watching this movie. I was frustrated with cabs on the street, I was impatient with people on the subway-- and I chalk it up to this film's tone of "hilarious violence." So, take that as you may.
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