More mediocrity from the touted producers of "Pirates of the Caribbean"...

Rating: Null/10 (21 November 2004)

Boy oh boy, Disney is really going to ride the heck out of the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" by using the tag line "From the creators/producers/guy who swept up on set of Pirates of the Caribbean".
This film is outrageously mediocre, which suits Nicholas Cage very well, as I strongly believe that since getting involved with directors and producers like Micheal Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer his career has become a long string of boring, mediocre, cliché'd action films.
I'm a bit confused as to why Jon Turteltaub (sp) would be a hot name to attach to this project...as his name is pretty prominently featured in the trailers...I mean, come on, this is the guy who brought us "Instinct" the movie where SIR Anthony Hopkins acted like a gorilla, and "The Kid", the movie where Bruce Willis acted opposite a younger version of himself who...well, didn't look or act anything like him.
I'm really frustrated that people keep eating up flashy mediocre garbage like this...especially at this time of year...the beginning of Oscar season...this kind of family friendly fluff should really be reserved for summertime.
Sean Bean is wasted in this film, as well as Jon Voight.
Then again, If you can't stand films like this, then you already know that you won't like this.
If you're not sure, I'd recommend not wasting your money.
-FV