Totally Predictable and Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (11 March 2006)

I was quite excited at the prospect. #1. I love gangster movies and #2. it has a cast with impressive CV's. What looks good on paper and previews doesn't always materialise in feature length. Story is predictable and dialogue is lazy and in places cringe worthy. Josh Hartnett is flat and unconvincing, Lucy Lui gives it a try but she's just annoying. The supporting cast were reliable but it was just wrong to hear substandard lines coming out of the mouths of likes of Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. It proves that it takes more than big names, a babe, action and violence to make an enjoyable movie. I wouldn't waste the minutes of your life watching this. You could be doing something so much better.