Horribly wasted potential

Rating: Null/10 (10 December 2001)

Going in I was rather interested in this film, but any interest dropped off shortly after it started. No one seemed to really bother acting instead walking around and going through the motions and while the script had some amusing moments on the whole it was very bland and lifeless. The final 20 minutes are predictable to anyone who's ever seen a film before and the scenes with Julia Roberts seemed tacked on and unnecessary.
The weakest point, however, was definitely the pacing. It simply moves far too quickly to allow the audience to really become interested or allow the rather simplistic plan to be planned out and executed. The concept of even robbing three casinos is quickly pulled away when you learn that they'll only be robbing one vault containing the money from all three. A film requiring a synchronized robbery of three casinos at once using a large, largely talented cast could have been very enjoyable, but at present the film disappoints in almost every way. See it at a matinee if everything good is sold out, but otherwise wait til it's overplayed on HBO. 4/10