Cast: 8/10
Lots of big names. Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, one guy from Heroes and… wait a minute… Radha Mitchell? Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell… What the hell!
Reading her Wikipedia entry, she was in Pitch Black… really? And Phone Booth. Oh phew, she isn’t Indian. Just had a India-obsessed mother.
Story: 6/10
Decent. But the crime plot with a complicated ending has been done to death. No points for originality. A few points for the Russian theme.
Setting: 1/10
Well they kept mentioning the NYPD so it must have been New York. Again.
Special Effects: N/A
None. It isn’t that kind of movie.
Music: 3/10
I’m quite sure the Russians would be annoyed to find t.A.T.u representing their country (Not Gonna Get Us started playing towards the end). Viewers who didn’t know the band was Russian would have wondered why the music was playing.
Verdict: 4/10
It’s watchable but nothing unique. Try it out if you like any of the lead actors and you have lots of time.
Note the complete lack of spoilers in my review. Some people don’t understand this concept.
February 26th, 2009 |