Uninvolving, Boring, and Too Long

Rating: 5/10 (13 May 2006)

J.J. Abrahams is a hell of a filmmaker. It is his contribution to this project that makes it semi bearable. Sadly enough, the film needed some more careful trimming in order to make it as enjoyable as some of the "Alias" episodes that Abrahams wrote and directed. Instead we are given an overlong and pretentious plot that can barely sustain itself with overblown action scenes that call too much attention to themselves, has some very talented supporting actors in roles that demand nothing from them except sitting behind a wheel or standing around with vacant looks that pretty much reflect the audience's reactions to this boring film.
Why is it that we are expected to like remakes that are uninteresting, tired, and poorly executed? Classic movies became what they were because they didn't lack originality or imagination. They were made by talented people who knew when to leave egos aside and work on what mattered: a good story! Wait for the video, at least you can fast forward that one.