Oddly paced action flick

Rating: 6/10 (4 July 2005)

First off, no thanks to the theater, the aspect ratio was off, and the sound wasn't tweaked for a good viewing. Spielberg wastes no time getting to the point, and introduces the hostile takeover with all the speed of a meteor. However, where many of his films allowed you to take a breath every now and then, this one seemed to go in and out of hyperventilation and asthma and at odd times. For a first time viewing, I left a little bewildered, not so much by the ending and the cheesy dialog, but I left thinking that if I had all that money to spend on a flick like this, I may have chosen a different pattern to it's telling. A worthy release, but not quite Metropolis.