Not Hollywood's best action film

Rating: 4/10 (24 October 2012)

OK, when Hollywood does make an excellent action film it is worth the ticket cost. But this one... Great action films have an engaging story, some characters we can relate to, some humor, interesting locations and frantic pace. This film only manages the last one.
For a start, it is a wasted opportunity to go to a place like Istanbul and reduce it to an imitation Arab city from medieval times. There is no single Turkish woman in the film without a black head wear. Come on, if you've been to Istanbul this is not what you'd see.
They could have spent $15 on the story and got a better one! Just pick up a good best seller book and learn from it.
I give this 4 stars for the two good elements in the film: 1. The way the hero tried to locate his position, and 2. Great car chase sequence, which was fun to watch.
Good luck to people who'd go and see this - For a great movie of this kind, try Polanski's Frantic, with Harrison Ford as the hero. Or for fight scenes, try any of the Bourne films. Then compare these master pieces to this one and you'd see what I mean.