If stars build it, they will come. Snore.

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2002)

Boxers don't fight after Thanksgiving dinner, polevaulters don't jump in tuxedos and no one attempts a caper movie without fast cutting and excellent music. Inexplicably, with a good script and stellar cast, someone decided to break the rules of this movie genre. A first rate composer and editor would have brought me to the edge of my seat. But I nestled into my sofa for the long haul, amazed that this crew could miss the mark. George Clooney's cool, calm demeanor set the tone for the entire production. A misguided soul decided that the action would stand on its own. If stars build it, they will come. Snore.
Throughout the 70's, America sat elbows to knees every week watching the Mission Impossible team pull off amazing breaches of deadly security systems set to a memorable score. That is how this kind of movie is done (or almost any movie.) The Clooney/Roberts sound track would sedate Robin Williams. Composers Bill Conti (Rocky I-V)or John Williams (Star Wars) would have saved this movie.