Purest of Popcorn

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2008)

It would be easy to pick this movie apart, and attack the clichés, but that's the case with almost any film in the genre. As a purely enjoyable ride, it delivers nicely.
I liked Neeson in this role, perhaps for the simple reason that he was an unlikely choice. As for the rest? The bad guys were really scummy, and obvious. The corrupt govt. officials were even worse.
Movie makes no real commentary. Doesn't TRY to. It's a simple "white hat vs. black hats" affair, and on that level, it works wonderfully. The action scenes are well shot, the locations are great... oh, and as a martial artist, I must say that the fight scenes are surprisingly authentic.
It's not going to win "Best Movie," but it's a lot of fun.