Stupid, trite, and waste of time

Rating: 2/10 (10 June 2007)

Make no mistake, this is a formula movie, and probably the most predictable movie you will ever see. I won't spoil it, but will say that "yes, what happens in every film in this ignorant genre, will happen again". This movie does set a milestone. It is the first movie ever to have the poorest in writing-every single word is out of place, forced, and contrived; in acting-good actors can make something out of the worst scripts, but these actors are miserable in line delivery; and directing-since these actors have done better, it must be the direction that leaves them looking pitiful, plus the scenes don't make any logic, and yet somehow the entire movie is predictable. You soon realize they are just doing the "formula". What makes this movie worse than terrible is that the hero is supposed to be the everyman (such as in Hitchcock classics), but instead, you know he's some kind of super thug like the others-not only by his manner and attitude, but by the sheer logic of events. You never buy any of the characters. It is impossible to find credibility in the flirting with the two leads, the logic of accepting the huge bet, the bookie willing to take the bet to people he knows will kill him for it; I mean, there is exactly zero credibility in each situation! An audience wants adventure, but something has to be credible (usually the characters being credible make it worthwhile), but this really looks like someone wanted to enter the "Worst Film Festival" in every category, since even the acting was horrible. And yes, this may be the worst acted film you'll ever see. There is no plot, except for revenge. And the only thing that possibly veils the story is a change in hair color for the vengeful person. We have super tough thugs who are so stereotyped, you'll have to laugh. Speaking of hair color, the director makes sure he falls into the neo-Nazi tradition of these ignorant movies by killing off at least one dark haired woman (refereing to the other neo Nazi filmmakers of USUAL SUSPECTS, GODFATHER, etc.). I'm sure most audience members get tired of the preaching and pounding these neo Nazis put into their effort. It got old decades ago. The characters are stereotypes, too, and even look more trite when the director and writer try to make them look different. It is a complete failure. No one cares about these characters, and the dialogue is so ridiculous, hack, and contrived, you wonder whether it was written by a bunch of two year olds. But everything, and I mean absolutely everything, in this movie is Hollywood formula, and will leave you feeling like you wasted a lot of time watching this trite crap.