This is what bad taste is all about.

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2008)

I went to the theater to see this movie yesterday and I was stunned at how crappy it was. I kept hearing about the awesome special effects and stunts. HUH?! All I got was TONS, and I mean TONS of visible, poorly executed CGI effects, zero character development and a plot that's as pathetic as it can get. The only reason I give this movie 5 stars is the presence of Morgan Freeman, for whom I have all the respect as an actor. It was his name that kept my hopes up until the very end of the movie. I thought "come on, if HE accepted to be in this, it must become better at some point!" Well, it absolutely didn't. Although it's his character only that offers the very few slightly better moments, especially towards the end. Angelina Jolie was an interesting, skeletal presence at best while the main character was almost unbearable to watch. But you can always look past such aspects, right? Well, yeah, but there aren't any aspects left to look forward too. The movie is filled with bad-taste violence and ridiculous stuns, overall. The stunt ideas that some people consider "spectacular" are so silly that you simply stop caring at some point. There's one clever twist that manages to sort of catch your interest for the rest of the movie, but 5 minutes later you're going to find yourself yawning and shaking your head in disbelief again. There may be three or four sequences that you'll find enjoyable but that's it. Don't waste your money on this one, it's not even worth renting.