Much better things to do with your time

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 2004)

An interesting movie to begin with but ends up being just another hollywood action extravaganza.
The first half of the movie puts forth some interesting situations as the viewer gets pulled back and forth by EH's naive ooutllok and DW's hardened stance. both actors overall do good jobs although nothing near oscar worthy perfomances. there are some tense scenes between the two and one starts to question what it takes to uphold the law while existing in the underbelly of society.
but this is quickly wiped away as the excessive violence americans seem to love comes to a boil. someone else said watch the language for children, hmmm seems like constant bloody fights and excessive massacre by gun might not be too good for the kiddies
the plot and script tend to fade at times too. the whole issue of the russian mob is unecessary and really is just a way to tie up some loose ends.
the more i think about it the more i realize this movie was a waste of time. good idea, good actors, but bad follow through with over the top and unecessary drama and complexity.