Normally I like Cage in Movies but this movie is bad

Rating: 2/10 (7 July 2005)

I was terribly disappointed in this film. I watched this movie and then view CATWOMAN and in comparison, this film is much worse. It is quite easy to point out why.
The plot in this film has so many holes in it that you could confuse the script with a piece of Swiss Cheese. The history is not accurate, the action makes no sense, the founding fathers of the US are not even presented accurately. I could go on for a 1000 words just on the holes in this but suffice it to say the holes in the plot on this film are so big that the writers should be put on a strict diet.
The computerized action sequences in this are elaborate, but look too fake. I especially do not like the nearly 300 year old wood planks in a damp building basement that can still support weight and are not infested with roaches, termites, or carpenter ants. How could the pest control industry possibly buy that?
Cage has a capable performance, and that is the only thing that gets this film to 2 on my ratings. Take away Cage, and this film is a zero, a big zero. In fact, this film makes Cage's HONEYMOON IN VEGAS look like a masterpiece.
The support in this film gets a zero too. I can hardly remember their names. They should take that strong 200 to 300 year rope that the old elevator is on and hang this movie out to dry. I hope Cage will get some better material his next time out. If he can't get better stuff than this, he should go to TV & do a sitcom. He is wasting his talent in tripe such as this film.