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Well, I have to say, I expected worse...
I don't really have strong feelings about this movie in either
direction, because I never got very involved. The action scenes
and few original stunts were enough to keep me seated, but
other than that, this movie doesn't have much going for it.
There are a lot of loose ends and the base concepts of the
movie are sketchy and futuristic. Most movies like this have
more explanation for why I should believe this future technology
is possible. It wasn't believable enough to be taken seriously
and it wasn't cartoon enough to delete the laws of the universe.
I mean, at least in Minority Report, they had human psychics
predicting the future, in this movie they just throw a bunch
of lights and metal together and say it predicts the future.
I must also mention the sad attempt to rip off Pulp Fiction...Attention
Movie Makers: glowing suitcases with undeclared
contents, only worked for Pulp Fiction. It is not to be repeated.
It doesn't work, and it just makes you look lame.
Ben Affleck just stares blankly most of the movie as to look
worried or concerned, but he was most likely just thinking
about cupcakes.
Uma Thurman proved herself
to be more than a badass in Kill Bill, so I will excuse her
for making this movie. Though she is nice to look at, she
doesn't really do anything.
Overall, it gets two angels for the action, but, don't expect
anything more. There's no real story, far fetched and insufficiently
explained ideas, no sex, no nudity,
and no awesome death. Yay for the PG-13 rating.
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Starring:
Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman,
Aaron Eckhart
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