Wow, just not good at all

Rating: 3/10 (28 May 2006)

So much potential in this third installment, yet such a poor follow through. I'm glad they got a little brave with some of the themes and characters, but that's not enough. The first two movies offered a great sense of heart and care. They told stories without being so amazingly self-conscious about "going over the top" to impress the audience. This one suffered like so many other good concepts by being put in the hands of someone who can offer an entertaining story, but doesn't know how to tell a story. There's convoluted plot changes, unnecessary scenes, major plot holes and dialogue that is unbearably awkward and campy. I can only hope that if they do another movie, it's placed in the hands of a true artist and not another Hollywood hack like Ratner.