bruckheimer-liscous

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2006)

while no one is expecting the emotional depth Kane or the spectacular action of Raiders, this movie does manage to do it's expected job. Action-light call it. questions may be raised about whether this is a cash in on the success of the davinci code, it may be (who knows how long scripts and film idea take to come to fruition?) but it certainly wasn't hindered and dare i say helped by it. the movie stars nick cage in one of the few rolls of his that doesn't fall in either the completely hated or completely loved it categories. Historical fact not withstanding this could make for a decent watch so long as it is watched once and no back episodes of the A-Team are on another channel. Something tells me that multiple viewings would wipe out the minimal endearing qualities of the movie, such as the pseudo historical aspects and the robust tendency to tease with the possibility of action sequences. If the davinci code was to literature what jean claude van damme is to film, then this is to film what jean claude van damme is to literature. mildly entertaining but forgettable at best. 5 out of 10