Good Story, Terrible Direction

Rating: 3/10 (27 July 2004)

We were looking forward to this movie for quite some time as we are all big fans of the "Bourne Identity"; however, I cannot recommend this film.
The script is far better than average for a spy/thriller flick and the acting was fine. The only problem with the movie is that the director decided to use the "shaky camera" technique (remember how "Speed 2" was ruined in just this manner?). This makes for a very unpleasant viewing experience and is probably done to save money on the action choreography.

The film has a chase sequence that could have ranked up in the top ten chase sequences of all time, but unlike those in "Bullitt", "The Seven Ups" and "The Peacemaker", this chase sequence is ruined by sloppy direction, shaky camera work and blurry transitions.
I can only assume that either the producers were too cheap to film the movie correctly or the director was too incompetent to film the movie correctly. Either way, the film is a waste of your time and money, don't bother going to the theater to see it, wait for it to come to the 99 cent video store, you'll thank me for saving you some money.