Top Cast - Mediocre Film.

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2008)

Sir Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis...A fantastic cast. How it managed to bring these fine thespians to a film that is a rather poor 'Lock, Stock/Snatch' imitation is rather bewildering. The film follows Josh Hartnett as he is inadvertently employed by two rival mob- bosses (Freeman and Kingsley) in their escapades against one-another.
It is not ideal to tinker with the mood/tone of a film, especially when they are never interlinked or brought together in a logical and practical manner. For three-quarters of the film it bumbles along in a cheery tone and then it gets rather serious. The last 20 minutes turns into a 'Usual Suspects' mêlée of cuts and edits. These edits are meant to convey how slick and clever the film has been but its poor, not because of the way it is done but because of the ambiguity of the script.
The film is nothing more than average and was 'Lucky' to be bolstered by a great cast, which would have given it box-office clout, and to some degree a meager helping with reviews. If you are a fan of Kingsley, Freeman or Willis be warned this is one to forgo.