Weak (spoilers)

Rating: 4/10 (4 June 2000)

This movie had a few good action scenes, amazingly predictable plot twists, a few gaping plot holes and a sense of unoriginality. I had to wonder how Nyah Hall(Thandie Newton) could get from downtown Sydney to those cliffs so quickly. And this brings up something else, really Cruise is only fighting to save one person, so if she does get infected it'll just be her who dies. Though we're supposed to care for this character, it's just not that evil of a plan when only one person dies. Also according the laws of action movies the girl can't die, so you know she's not going to bite the chimera. I also have to wonder how Cruise can punch somebody once in the head and they're knocked out but he can punch and kick Dougray Scott and even smash his head into a pointy rock, and what's this? Scott is conscious. I don't mind Woo's constant firing and no reloading, but this just got plain ridiculous. Also with the face masks, how obvious was that? It also seems strange that Dougray Scott who is a couple of inches taller than Cruise can play Cruise so well. I thought the movie had a few good action scenes like in the lab and at the storage facility but overall just wasn't very exciting or fun. John Woo should stick to Hong Kong action, like the Killer and Hard Boiled. overall 3/10