Lowest Common Denominator Crap

Rating: 3/10 (29 July 2007)

I thought the trailer for this looked great, but dear-oh-dear, this film is such a pile of nonsense. The first 40 mins build-up were OK, although endless wise-cracks do not make for great dialogue. But after that it all goes down the toilet! I've come to the conclusion that films like this are a major reason why people out-with the US dislike America so much: every world disaster centres around the USA; Every teen in the USA has a vocabulary almost entirely consisting of the words "bro", "dude" and "awesome" (and the complete script for this garbage could have been written by an American teenager); the American military are in some ways competent and well-prepared at dealing with crises (patently not so); Americans are uniquely brave in adversity (again a lie). This film is more cynical than any WWF wrestling smack-down you could imagine. Don't get me wrong, I love the States and many people there but none of the folk I know would endorse this crap. Come on people, rise above this rubbish. I saw another corny film this weekend - "Pursuit of Happiness" - it wasn't brilliant and again, it sugared the American Dream, but at least it had someone who can act a bit (Will Smith) and it also had some heart and soul - this had none. Sheesh, this film makes Con-Air look like Citizen Kane. Avoid at all costs.