I never thought I would say this...

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2002)

... but this movie has almost TOO much action. The first one is just to set up the characters. This one says, "Okay, you know who these people are and we're gonna just skip all the getting to know you stuff and get right to it." Yes ladies and gents, this movie is one gigantic action sequence and it doesn't quit well after it should. There's actually a point halfway through the movie where it could've ended from how grand it gets. Pay attention to the final moment of the double decker bus chase, where the shot pulls back to show the bus careening across the bridge with Brendan Fraser on top of it. Listen to the score at that point because I swore to God at that point that I couldn't handle anymore excitement. But it kept coming. And coming. Until I started to get annoyed. See, I actually like this movie but the fact that the story is kinda half-assed and theres an overdose of action kinda takes away from it. And another big negative is some of the CGI (which I wont be specific about; I like to keep my reviews spoiler free) looks REALLY fake. I recommend this movie but dont expect a "great" movie. It's a perfect example of what you see is what you get. And it never gets boring. Rating: *** out of *****. (PS The first one has one thing that puts it ahead of the sequel by a mile: class.)