Great Technical Achievement

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2001)

The first half hour of this movie is incredible. I watch it in awe. But after that the film has to rely on the story and characters...it kind of is a let down. The story is kind of ho hum. I think this file would have been better if it were structured differently. I think starting off so strong only made it more difficult to keep the audience interested in it's characters and story. I think the intent was to grip the audience in the beginning, and that they'd have no choice but to be involved in the story. I didn't find this to be the case. I would give this a 11 out of 10 for the first 30 minutes (it really is the most gut wrenching thing I've ever seen on film) and a 7 out of 10 for the rest of it.