I cannot believe the positive reviews this film has gotten. The film is literally Rambo (ex marine messed with by everyone he comes into contact with) crossed with Death Wish. However, the bad guys are so comically over the top the film is laughable. You will not see a more unbelievably ridiculous crew of baddies in another film. It's like the campy bad guys from Robocop except they're not played campy--they're played for real. Absolutely hilarious!
The score is overwrought and ridiculously out of place; the script is boring and predictable; the characters are about half-a-dimension each, and going nowhere fast; the police are unbelievably ineffective.
Truly, this is one of the films most devoid of, well, anything, that I've seen in years. It won't scare you, it won't thrill you, it won't entertain you--all it will do is cause you to shake your head in bafflement that it managed to get made.
Anyone who thinks this movie is a masterpiece on any level whatsoever is deluded. Oscar nominations? The mind, it boggles at the thought.
The score is overwrought and ridiculously out of place; the script is boring and predictable; the characters are about half-a-dimension each, and going nowhere fast; the police are unbelievably ineffective.
Truly, this is one of the films most devoid of, well, anything, that I've seen in years. It won't scare you, it won't thrill you, it won't entertain you--all it will do is cause you to shake your head in bafflement that it managed to get made.
Anyone who thinks this movie is a masterpiece on any level whatsoever is deluded. Oscar nominations? The mind, it boggles at the thought.