One of the worst big budget titles ever

Rating: 1/10 (4 March 2001)

This movie was hyped here to the max. Poster advertisements and stacks of video/dvd's on display in just about all the stores. But what a total disaster this movie. The acting of all the main characters is really bad. The scene where Tom meets the woman behind the back of the villa sticks in mind as worst acting/directing moment ever. John Woo zooms in on his face then tells him from behind the camera 'yes look mean, really mean, like you did not get your cereals this morning'. And then gives the viewer, what seems like 2 minutes to admire an 'angry' looking Tom Cruise.
Besides from the bad acting, the director should stick to video clips. He uses slowmotion at silly moments in the movie, only for effect. Then he uses the some 'face off' faces in this film as in face-off. And the action scenes slow-motion/the matrix/kung fool, have been done enough now. The ending scene with the 15 minute chase on the motorbike is sleep provoking.
The romantic interest is build up by a teenager, you never feel there was any 'magic' between the characters, it's just a 'sex-interest'. John Woo if you got any money for this movie, you should give it back and then some..
To sum it up : Worst bigbudget movie ever, The dvd is going back to the store.