Hackneyed

Rating: 2/10 (28 September 2006)

Shows we seen before. This might not have been the worst film I've ever seen, but it was a horrible waste of time, unless you are a fan of Tom Cruise (which I'm not). Poor storyline with too many elements stolen from other movies, primarly "True Lies". Wife doesn't know husband is a spy, check. Aerial attack on a causeway bridge, check. Flying into the side of a building and interrupting a janitor vacuuming, check. At least they varied where the ideas were stolen by getting the base-jumping from the top of a building from "Entrapment" and others.
Cardboard performance by an otherwise talented Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Non-existent character development across the board. And too much bad acting by Tom Cruise in almost every scene.
Thumbs down from me.