Exciting, sometimes even witty, entertainment

Rating: 7/10 (22 June 2005)

MINOR SPOILER WARNING!!! Some people have said the movie was quite bland. I think is overly harsh criticism. The movie is a perfect popcorn movie. Pitt and Jolie are perfectly cast, and their performances are the movie. That was expected though. The action was superb, but that was also expected. What was unexpected was how restrained the first half of the movie was, which I enjoyed, as it really built up tension very well, as was quite funny.
MINOR SPOILER WARNING!!! The only thing the movie was lacking was a decent resolution. I mean, they have blown up some Generic-Mart and thats it, they go on living their lives. The script reportedly went through dozens of rewrites, you think they could have come up with a decent escape plan for the smiths to go live in Columbia or something! Thats why I give the movie a 7. Anyway, still an excellent movie. Perhaps I wanted a better ending so it could setup a sequel!