Waiting for #3 a bit much - could have completed story

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2003)

Worst than the first.
First 30 minutes or so is very slow and not very interesting. Rest of the movie is pretty excellent. But then you hit the abrupt end and realize you are going to shell out another 10 bucks in a few months to get the rest of the story.
In this case it seems Hollywood realized they could milk the plot for awhile and convince us to spend twice the money to see the completed story. Thanks for nothing - I hope this does not become a trend. In this case, they could have easily cut the first boring bits, extended the movie 30 minutes, and given us a complete story in one go. That would have been more entertaining.
As I left the theatre I heard one viewer say "What a rip-off, if I'd known it was a 'to be continued' I'd not have come to see it." Amen.