Angelina's Best Action Role To Date

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2010)

with a great performance to back it up.
I don't consider myself a fan of Jolie's action flicks, but I surprisingly liked it. It's getting mixed reviews. There are some who are proclaiming it as one of the best action flicks of the year (Roger Ebert's 4 Star Review) and others who are saying it's just another mind-less action flick.
The first 45 minutes are outstanding. They were written, acted, and directed on spot, in my opinion. There was mystery, action, thrills and chills. The second half gets more into the story, usually that would be a good thing. Here, it's not. It's writing moves way too fast, becomes preposterous, confusing and just downright sloppy at times. However the director does the best that he can and salvages some of the ridiculousness that comes with the second 45 minutes, with the help of a solid, consistent performance from Angelina Jolie.
The cinematography, sets, visuals, sound all bring to the table to come out with a fine action thriller. If the script would've continued to develop it's characters and story I'd probably be giving it a higher score, but because of the second half I can't give it a glowing recommendation. Still, the entire film keeps you entertained from credits to credits; 7.