Goes from pointless II pointless

Rating: 2/10 (20 January 2004)

A waste of Anthony Hopkins as an actor (there's nothing for him here), and why did John Woo do this? The fight choreographer (Billy Morts, also X2, Charlie's Angels 2) is weak compared to most John Woo films, and there's barely a drop of blood despite countless explosions. Blood is a good thing in the John Woo movies, but Hollywood doesn't like it.
The plot couldn't power a KIA up Beverly Hills, and Tom Cruise could barely push it.
For all the threat to the entire world (of course they never talk about the Greek myth that is the namesake of the threat), you are never really scared. And the ending is pure Hollywood.
Yuck.