Overall, a C...

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 2007)

My overall problem with this movie is that there is nothing original about it. The "all-powerful" force angle has been done to death: in LORD OF THE RINGS, it was the rings; in STAR WARS, The Force; in this movie, it's a cube. The bad guys want it, the good guys have to protect it. On the upside, the good guys aren't able to just snap their fingers and save the day: they have to struggle, and it's not always a given that they'll win. Storywise, I'd give it a C-. The dialogue is some of the worst in movie history (I'd give it a D-). The saving grace is the cgi effects. That rates an A-plus. Despite the low marks, I liked the movie (so much so that I pre-ordered it). A good action-comedy.