Bruce Willis' (Moonlighting) voice appeals to me as much as newspaper on the bottom of a budgie cage. Other than watching The Sixth Sense (twice), I've always preferred to not watch anything with him in it. Admittedly, it's my age - because I should probably know who Mos Def is but don't. Why did I bother going then? We were running out of movies to watch in this city. I put off, ignored, then agreed to go see it with a persistent movie buff.
I liked this movie. Mos Def played a dense, not-very-bright criminal. Initially, I wondered what was up with the way his character talked. Then you got used to it. He portrayed a one dimensional guy very well. That's his character's world.
Bruce Willis goes with the current trend (ie: The Matador) of NOT wearing makeup to hide aging. His haggard, alcoholic, biding time, waiting-to-retire character was believable. There are some obvious clichés that you see coming, hope that they're not coming, then you cringe. Yet the ending manages to tie up the story in an interesting way.
It's a flaw - in suspending reality into the theatre, when you wonder why there's no other options? You start using logic and it takes some entertainment out of it. All in all, I enjoyed watching this movie. It was not a waste of $10.00 admission to see it.
I liked this movie. Mos Def played a dense, not-very-bright criminal. Initially, I wondered what was up with the way his character talked. Then you got used to it. He portrayed a one dimensional guy very well. That's his character's world.
Bruce Willis goes with the current trend (ie: The Matador) of NOT wearing makeup to hide aging. His haggard, alcoholic, biding time, waiting-to-retire character was believable. There are some obvious clichés that you see coming, hope that they're not coming, then you cringe. Yet the ending manages to tie up the story in an interesting way.
It's a flaw - in suspending reality into the theatre, when you wonder why there's no other options? You start using logic and it takes some entertainment out of it. All in all, I enjoyed watching this movie. It was not a waste of $10.00 admission to see it.