my review is worth more than this movie

Rating: 4/10 (4 January 2011)

I had no high hopes due to this being an angelina jolie poseur movie, maybe expected just a bit more due to IMDb's 6.5 rating but was tricked (again). the upside is that this is definitely the last one of these kinds I take a chance on.
the plot has the expected twists and villains and whatnot and while it's no gem it's not awful. but what kills movies like this for me is seeing some 5"7' 110lb stick-armed girl manhandling groups of hefty police officers and other assorted villains one after another, walking around with her pretend "I'm so cool" scowl. it's just too stupid to take.
yes all of Hollywood is in fantasy-land and movies are supposed to be a fun escape but there is such a thing as being too over-the-top ridiculous. ever since the 1990s and latent title 9-inspired activism, Hollywood and its insatiable political correctness have been on some fantasy kick that girls with pipecleaner arms are as fearsome as anyone else in unarmed combat. sure, whatever Hollywood.
the point is, the distraction of such intentional idiocy keeps one from actually paying attention to the movie. most of the time I was watching this I kept thinking "would a guy action hero in this role still have stunk up the theater?" I don't really know but tbh I'd rather just watch a mindless movie like this instead of constantly being annoyed by "this is so effin stupid I can't believe it".