Predictable, nice effects, propaganda

Rating: 3/10 (16 October 2007)

THE GOOD Nice effects, sometimes fun action (although overused to the brim, making it kinda less effective).
THE BAD And Americans ask how come (everyone else) think Americans are arrogant? This movie skillfully capsulates what the American propaganda tradition does in popular culture. Americans are (as always in these movies) brave and good sports (especially between ethnicity!), they are competent, all girls look like photo-models, the nice guy always gets the photo-model at the end (fulfilling his dream). The American dream is painted over every frame until you get sick.
And of course the Americans save the day.
Conclusion: Story way to predictable, movie made strictly "by the Hollywood book" (even so more then for example "indipendance day"). Its simply not very fun or exciting at all. This is like "300" but better made technically, which only gets the vote up slightly. Side-stories are corny and characters are veery stereotype. Feels like I've seen this movie before many times...
And my girlfriend is American so I'm not just anti-American by default, but this movie is just too dumb to score any higher.
Erik