Well worth a watch!

Rating: Null/10 (23 March 2006)

The first 30 minutes of this movie I must admit I didn't care for that much. The problem was the script is a little too quirky, it was just trying to be far too clever. The characters come across as a little smarmy and I found myself starting to dislike most of them, if not all.
The second act turns the movie around for me, it becomes a much better film, good character development helps you begin to care about the lead in the movie played well by Josh Hartnett. Lucy Lui also turns in a very strong performance even tho a little under used. The mighty Morgan Freeman and equally strong Ben Kingsley are also not used to their full potential but both bring in a credible effort.
The final acts the most enjoyable part of the movie in my opinion, You find most of these types of movies usually struggle to tie all the lose ends together at the end in a satisfying way. This film certainly does not, the way every thing is rounded off is very pleasing to watch even if its slightly predictable.
Overall a very enjoyable film. Terrible title which I think will put a lot of people off going to see it, but well worth a viewing if your looking for something a wee bit different and you want to give the brain a bit of a workout.