A bit of action, a lot of total waste

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2004)

Well, I was disappointed by this movie, even if I didn't have high expectations. When I saw that it was released by Walt Disney Pictures, I was even more apprehensive (especially since they're lackeys to the actual political power, see last paragraph). Even though Walt Disney Pictures now release more edgier pictures.
The plot? Well, one of the worst and most full of wholes I've ever seen. You can see everything coming from miles away! I'm looking for something that stands up just a little storywise and this doesn't even cut it. Acting? It's OK, nothing really special. Action and special effects? Pretty good, it's the part that saves the movie from complete nonsense. And it's running way too long. Not enough tension in the film to keep us going. You can't just throw in the usual action theme music and think it's going to keep us going. There's even the traditional "high speed car chase with the girl/guy hanging on the truck's open back door which must be saved by good guy while the bad guys shoot at them"! Come on, be a little more creative!
And, not to get into a political debate, this is a great American propaganda film, just right for these times as another reviewer said : influenceable Americans will go to this film and come out being so proud of their history and forefathers. It's so obvious. And the phrase read from the Constitution by Cage about doing the right thing even if it seems wrong in the eyes of others? What a great way to validate the Irak war! And you ask why there is resentment towards the USA. Oh please...
I give it 5,0/10