Good Idea, a bit schmaltzy at times...

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2000)

I liked the idea of this movie, but there were too many technical glitches that distracted me.
I thought Bruce Willis was fine, playing it cool as usual. I thought Samuel L. Jackson was a bit over the top. Now, I am sure Samuel L. Jackson is a fine actor and I can't help but wonder if the DIRECTION is what threw him off. I don't quite understand the intense choices he was making. It started to feel silly after awhile. Although parts of the movie were based on comic books, the movie itself wasn't a comic book. But some of the direction felt like they wanted to turn the movie into a comic book. I laughed, but not for the right reasons.
There were a few forced and contrived moments in this film, largely due to the manipulative soundtrack. "This is the part where the audience is supposed to FEEL something." I felt left out of whatever was going on. I chuckled after awhile.
Some of the dialogue begin to grow thin as I fidgeted in my seat. I predicted about three incidents that took place. The idea was such a good one, but the details were less than amazing. It's the details that makes a great film, not a pitch.
I thought the ending was very smart and clever, but I thought HOW IT WAS DIRECTED was a bit schmaltzy. Good idea, cheesy direction.
I know this was written by the sixth sense guy, but I didn't compare the two. The style was similar, but the story was very different.
oh well.