DISAPPOINTMENT

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2000)

The film is perfect example why the Hollywood factory system stinks..... attache a name, blow things up and lets make $300,000,000 (witness Arnold's 'End of Days'). The script is an insult to writers, of course most people wouldn't know a good script anyway.
This film starts strong, sways into a James Bond arena but after the first half hour drops like a stone into just a bit better than a Jean Claude Van Dam tasteless 'B' effort..... glam photography that adds nothing, dead dialog, dead interactions, forgettable characters (and actors) and very predictable scenarios..... it just drags on and on.
John Woo can create action BUT knows not a thing about creating rememerable characters (can someone show him Die Hard1).
The last 15 minutes are good but came too late to save this film.... a real disappointment. Cruise should not follow John Travolta into 'lets play producer'.