Lower your lowest expectations to their lowest - and then lower them

Rating: 1/10 (22 July 2004)

I tried very, very hard to watch it a few days ago - because of Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. I lowered my expectations to expect a very poor movie, but with the odd entertaining part.
My bad. I could only watch for about 30 minutes. I love brainless action as much as the next man - if it's good brainless action. I love CGI - if it's good CGI. I'd be happy to let Jackman and Beckinsale coast on their charisma - if they had the chance to show any. I'd happily watch a bunch of monsters fighting - if it was done with any degree of competence.

There's a secret rule of action movies that Sommers doesn't understand. If you're going to have no proper characterisation, atleast make the audience like the hero somehow (humour is a good way) so we'll want to see what happens to them.
Bottom line: Steven Sommers obsession with empty spectacle, full of poor CGI and limp action, is infinetly worse than that of George Lucas. Sommers is even worse than Roland Emmerich, he's the worst filmaker in Hollywood and I will NEVER, EVER watch another of his films, even for a minute. I doubt I could if I tried.