A good looking film, but wasted in it's bland story.

Rating: 5/10 (13 August 2007)

This was a gorgeous looking film but there was no payoff. Now I love Robert De Niro, but him acting as a fruit was not only not funny, it was plain embarrassing and totally out of place. I realize he is probably trying new roles, but this was plain terrible. I thought the acting was also very good, but the overall script was the same thing I've seen hundred times, but done better. I think children will like all the fireworks and good special effects, but people that have seen lots of better films will just find this film to be blah. There is absolutely nothing standout about this film. I've missed Michelle Pfieffer and it was good to see her back in films, but I think she was wasted trying to do the best she could with what the script gave her. Which was absent, and would have been that much worse of a film with a lesser actress. Don't waste your time or your money, when you can see the performers in other better films.