Worst way to spend 2 1/2 hours so far this year...

Rating: 1/10 (23 April 2004)

The idea behind this movie was a good one. The story could have been good. Still, someone managed to screw things up. I felt like the character development during the first hour was drawn out far too long. Once you had the point of what was going on, it was beat into your head a few more times just in case. Also, the style of the movie is horrendous. Slow motion and jerky camera flashes completely destroy any tension or emotions that would have been built up by the actors. Denzel is a fabulous actor, yet I felt absolutely nothing for his character. Dakota Fanning is a remarkable child prodigy, yet in the end I really didn't care what happened to her. I would have to say that really the only good that came from this film is that it makes the Punisher look good...