Product: Rollerball (2002)
Rating: 1.0
Rollercrap!
How could so many things go so wrong?!There are so many things wrong with this movie I don't know where to start!Chris Klein is sorely miscast as the lead. The rollerball game itself has been turned from it's original rollerderby/football hybrid into a jumbled mess.John McTiernan should have had his name removed from this film and replaced with Alan Smithee.Hard to believe this came from the director of PREDATOR, DIE HARD, and THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, three superlative action films.I don't feel like going into too much detail, because just thinking back on this movie is painful for me.Periodically, you'll see a movie that has had too many "creative hands" in it. Plot lines and other elements were changed or created to please focus groups, principle photography began before a script was completed, or the whole project was initiated simply because the studio was SURE it had a built-in audience.Film students learn on day one of Filmmaking 101 that even if you have all the right ingredients, that alone isn't enough to make a good movie. There also has to be respect for the source material, good acting and directing, and cooperation between the director, the producers, and the studio. With ROLLERBALL, everything seemed to go wrong. EVERYTHING!Rollerturkey!