Enjoyable

Rating: 6/10 (4 August 2014)

Actually, if I hadn't seen the original Japanese version, I probably would have given this a higher rating. However, it didn't quite compare to the original, which was simpler and more charming. I like both versions well enough to watch more than once. I thought Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon were good. Detective Devine was a little lacking compared to his Japanese counterpart simply because you wouldn't expect the Japanese detective to respond the way he did to the surveillance. Jennifer Lopez was the weak link in this story; her character wasn't as developed as the Japanese, and her performance was one-dimensional. She didn't bring enough personality to the part to be the big catalyst the story line demands. Other than her weak performance, I thought it was a pretty good movie.