Thoroughly Trite but Entertaining

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2004)

Previous responses, good and bad, covered the gist of the movie fairly well.
That being said, all I can say, is that, somehow, although this flick uses every contrived and hackneyed action/plot technique in the history of film, it comes across as fun and fast paced, unlike say, League of Extraordinary Gentleman, which was nearly the same movie, but for some reason was very slow and boring. Add in amazing scenery, decent but not great use of foreshadowing, attractive actors and actresses, and you have a pleasant way to pass 2 hours on a rainy Sunday. I disagree that this is a good rental. The viewer would lose the benefit of the awesome special effects, unless of course they have a 50" surround sound entertainment extravaganza at home. Nah, even then, see it the movies, but definitely see it. Just expect to be entertained, nothing more, nothing less.