good idea BUT....

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2003)

Liked the idea, and visually this looks really cool, BUT, the film relied on lots of voice over to set the scene, or long set pieces of characters giving history lessons to provide the audience with information, and I found it all rather clumsy. Also everyone was very serious, I mean they took themselves WAYYYY too serious in this. Having read the comments made, previously, I find it rather worrying that someone who has seen this film feels a need to explain it,this is not an attack on the contributor of the said comments, but on the general lack of ingenuity of the story line itself and the set up of the movie. I found the whole thing disjointed and at times found myself thinking "oh for goodness sake get on with it." Ms Beckinsale looks cool, and very Carrie Anne Moss (should have copyrighted all those moves NEO and co). The effects are good, though I couldn't take Kraven seriously, too much of a fop, why leave him in charge? Anyway stars out of 10, 4 and I am being generous. It is ok for a Saturday afternoon when it is p***ing down with rain and there is nothing else to do, and the Ben and Jerry's is good at the local flicks (as it was in this case). Sequel, possibly, but only if you tighten up the writing folk and find some direction.