Cliches abound: plot and characters!

Rating: 5/10 (23 June 2003)

Ok- so they spent the money on some hip, pretty, and talented actors.
They hyped the movie as an action flick minus any over-indulgent computer special effects . However, the info they didn't provide us was that in the film's making, they failed miserably in providing the audience with any original plot, concept, or character. I understand that this is a remake... but if one is going to attempt a remake, shouldn't it be based on a tale worth telling??? This tale has been retold in hundreds of theft/caper flicks already. Nothing new to see here. No one you end up really caring about or finding compelling, quirky, interesting in the least. The chase scenes weren't even cool enough to justify marketing them in the trailers. So they souped up a coupla Minis... great. I personally am more entertained by the Mazda commercials... "zoom zoom zoom"...at least they have a catchy jingle!
spoiler: The catch phrase heard in the film a few times is ultimately an ironic one that sums up the entire film: "no imagination"!