(SPOILERS AHEAD!) Where's Roald Dahl when you need him?

Rating: 5/10 (4 March 2002)

Okay, some serious spoilers, but you can't describe why this movie was bad in a "know-what-I-mean, wink, wink" style... Alright, not a bad movie like Armageddon (which was 'bad' in the worst meaning of the word). This film is just out of place. Nice but cliche idea, that would make a perfect 30 min. episode in the Twilight Zone. But pulling this pale story out to a full length movie? Please! The most annoying thing about this is the 8+ rating of the movie and all that hype! Best movie ever? Best plot twist ever? Oh, no! This movie was so boooring! So, Bruce Willis gets killed in the first five minutes... Why is everyone behaving so silly? Don't they know that he is dead? And that's when (about 30 minutes into the movie) you realize that you've just spoiled the movie. That should have been that awesome plot twist at the end! You silly! Since it is evident that Bruce is dead, it is rather frustrating to watch the scenes in which the director is trying to foreshadow the dark twist at the end. Banal, cliche and childish. Yawn! At least Bruce Willis is not wearing a bloody shirt this time, nice try though... I wouldn't say that this movie is bad, if only I hadn't seen some other good movies with really good and unpredictable thrilling plot twists. Yep, it can be done, if you just put a little more work in the movie instead of the commercials and adverts. If you want a good plot twist, go and watch Jacob's Ladder or Brazil or L.A. confidential! From this movie you can at least learn the Spanish for: "I don't want to be bored to death!"