Thank Goodness for the Fast Forward button

Rating: 1/10 (18 December 2000)

I'm glad I didn't pay the $25 it costs for a night at the movies to see this one. And even the $4 video rental was too much. I love action flicks, with the chase scenes and all the other elements found in them. But this movie just didn't work for me. It was too 'forced', with every single cliche in the book thrown in for good measure. And of course, the requisite Matrix-type fight scene had to be included. (Deuce Bigelow had it also, but it worked in that movie).
It is understood that you have to suspend some beliefs when you see a film, especially of this genre. But this one required the suspension of any reality and some basic laws of physics, while we're at it. Heck, even the XMen was a more believable film.
With interminably boring chase & fight scenes, this movie really dragged at some points. And there was enough slow-motion that I thought it was a series of TV commercials for various e-businesses.
Plot-none. Dialogue-my 8 yr old could have done it. Sets/locations-James Bond continues to rule supreme in this area. All in all, a very disappointing movie. How did it do so well at the box office? I don't know, maybe there was nothing else showing when this came out.
If you like the smirky looks on Cruise's face, then this movie is for you. If not, then rent something else.