A surprisingly great film

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 1999)

I don't know if it's because I came into the theater thinking this would be a special effects film with a less than an interesting plot, or if it really started off that badly, but during the first twenty minutes, I kept thinking "I'd better get out of while I'm ahead." Good thing I stayed. It just got better and better. Yes, it had good effects (with one notable exception) and great action sequences, but the winner was its exciting story. I don't really know what else to say, because I want everybody else to be as surprised as I was at all of the enticing aspects of the plot. I will say this: If you're ready to walk out in the first 25 minutes, do yourself a favor and stay. I can't wait to see it again.