A movie with Attitude. ***Contains spoilers***

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2003)

The first thing that pulls you into the movie is attitude, attitude, attitude. There are no smart-aleck comments to lighten up this dark tale. My son and I loved it, my wife hated it. Par for the course when watching an ultra-violent movie with a grunge-rock soundtrack. It's not for everyone. If you couldn't handle the never-ending gunfire in "BlackHawk Down", stay away from this one. It's loud, raucous, and is about the most violent mainstream film that you'll see. Everyone in our family is going to see it again, except my wife. She's done with this one and any sequel. Casting Kate Beckinsale was surprising, but turned out to be very effective. None of her previous work would give anyone a clue that she could play a Carrie Ann Moss character like this. The sullen, moody look works, as does the hairstyle and outfit. I wish that she had been able to do a complete transformation as the Erika character had done. (Maybe in the sequel). To me, this is Matrix-like without the dizzy slo-mo, stop and go carousel shots that I hated in "The Matrix".