More hype = less movie

Rating: 2/10 (20 June 2005)

I think a lot of people have been fooled by the massive hype around Jolie and Pitt's "relationship". Judging by the chemistry between them in this movie this is a total sham. My feeling is the producers realised what a dud this was and decided in order to make the money back they would have to hype it via something external to the movie. Opportunity presented itself with Pitt and Aniston's split.
This really is a tedious, uneventful movie. At times it looked as if the pair were reading their lines from scripts on their laps. There is no passion from the acting, script or direction. Instead we get some silly Thunderbirds moment and the posturing we all know from the two leads. Angeline Jolie is Lara Croft, in tight gear, lips pumped up toting maximum ammo. Brad Pitt is the cheeky chappie, pissing in the desert. Mix that with the boring premise of hit-couple pitted against each other.
Dud is written all over the cover of this. I have no right to feel disappointed.