Impossible to believe

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 1999)

How in the world could this film ever have been a commercial success? I cannot believe this one didn't die like "The Avengers" the weekend after it opened. But some people did like it. Unbelievable. I don't want to give away anything here, but I really must ask, "Would you accept a story in which Sherlock Holmes turned out to be Jack the Ripper? Would you accept a story in which James Bond assassinates the Queen?" Well, not me. This movie's plot was full of holes, the main character behaved stupidly, and the special effects showed activities that were outrageously impossible. (A helicopter tethered to a bullet train was actually FLYING in a tunnel! I couldn't even laugh at that, it was so ridiculous.) Some misguided souls say they like a movie that doesn't make them think. The trouble with this one is that you MUSN"T think about it, else you will seek out the producers to demand back the two hours of your life you have wasted.