Fun....actions flicks aren't meant to be completely real

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2004)

I saw this movie and I was sitting in the middle of the second row from the front in a mega theatre & actually managed to enjoy this film. Sitting through the trailers I thought it was going to be a horrible experience, and that the movie didn't warrant sitting that close & spending $13 bucks on a ticket.
The movie though is actually not that cheesy & I even think it was a pretty good action flick. Remember I managed to really enjoy the whole thing, sitting way up in the front, not even being able to take in the magnitude of all that was happening on the wide screen, because I was so darn close.
People always go on & on about the fact that movies of this nature are not believable, or that "that" could never happen. In my opinion all action films to some degree or another have part of their plots or scenes in the film blown way out of proportion to reality. The point of that being, the resulting action that ensues makes the film all the more exciting & dramatic. If it's real, how fun can it be? If you really knew it could happen in real life, than why are you paying $13 bucks to see a movie that isn't going to make your jaw drop or keep you on the edge of your seat?
All in all this movie did all of the above for me. Yes I heard myself a few times going "Oh! Come on, as if?!!" But by the time I walked out of the theatre I came away fully entertained. Yes I said fully entertained, despite some gaps in the plot and some extravagant scenes, I had fun. And I'm even considering going to see the movie again, where I can actually have a decent seat. The very front makes you dizzy during the opening montage. (although I may go to a cheap matinee, because there are still several more films that are yet to come out this summer!)