Formula Woo

Rating: 1/10 (6 June 2000)

Absolute formula-Woo - too many slow motion shots, too many pigeons. The only saving grace were the bikes (I am partial to Triumph's, best riding machines built). I think this movie requires quite a big suspension of disbelief among action movie buffs; the violence is at times too 'cartoon-ish', in a 'Con Air' kind of mode. Woo resorts to his good-guy/bad-guy showdown before the credits roll like he did with 'Broken Arrow' and 'Face Off'. The man is getting predictable, which is a polite way of saying he's downright boring these days. I felt cheated of the $9.00 I spent seeing this film, which is nothing more than a travelogue for Sydney and New South Wales. I predict that Tom Cruise and John Travolta will have their work cut out for them drawing fans in the next ten years.