Product: Rollerball (2002)
Rating: 1.0
Never remake a good movie
My goodness, talk about weak. Take a cool movie, about a good game, then overkill the game, introduce glam music,[dumb]costumes, [bad] acting, and over-explaining what we can plainly descern, and badabing you have this wretch.Ever listen to a child tell a joke, then after they deliver the punchline, they ask "Did you get it?", then start explaining the punchline like you were younger than them? If you've seen the original, you know about the oh-so-scary conspiracy to use the game for politics, and that there should be no heros. Well this time you have a play-by-play analyst and, well pretty much everyone in the movie explaining what's going on, in case you fell asleep.The original Rollerball course was way easier to get, and far more plausable - it even spawned that dumb roller-gladiator junk in the 80's.. Well this course was absolutely STUPID, and oh did I mention how weak the acting is? Dude who plays the lead here was the one who wouldn't cheat on his girlfriend in "American Pie". Well he is incapable of looking another actor in the eyes, in case he forgets his lines. LL Cool J, he was the ONLY decent actor in this movie. Even Jean Reno ("Leon, the Professional") was a bit hammy here, but I guess it's his role (about as overcooked as Richard Dawson's role was in Running Man).Only "surprise", I go ahead and spoil it, as you should thank me for saving you the money - hmm... ok, think combination of "Death Race 2000" ending, with the ending from "Tommy" (the Who opera). Bleaaaaarrrrrggghhhhh........ !!!There is only one Jonathan in Rollerball - Jonathon E. Buy or rent the original - maturer acting, better music, and a subtler screenplay....