Unnecessary violence

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2003)

SPOILER? This was a mostly entertaining film until the dreadful ending, which made me think they had suddenly run out of shooting time and had to wrap it up quick. Up to then the twists and turns of the story kept me interested in guessing who the Arnie character really was.

The special effects were indeed excellent for their time but were unfortunately used mostly to expolit the gratutious violence which made up the bulk of the film. Violence was necessary for the story but there's no need to labour the point. It's taken well over a decade for the wonderful special effects now available to be used to support the story (e.g. Lord of the Rings) rather than the story to support the special effects.