Some exhilaration, but unsatisfying

Rating: 6/10 (10 July 2000)

I was expecting to be satisfied seeing a polished John Woo action movie. It was certainly polished, and there was a lot of action, but the movie was strangely unsatisfying. Sydney was a strange choice for international genetic terrorism. The relationship between the two leads lacked chemistry. The chief evil-doer was not really that evil. The fight scenes and Woo's trademark choreographed action were impressive in the trailers but seemed to go on a few punches and explosions too long.
The film certainly had its moments, some of it was quite exhilarating, but most of it left me unmoved, and that helicopter pilot left me annoyed. My recommendation: see the trailer three times.