Female assassin with amnesia is brought out of her tranquil fog when her violent past catches up with her. Half-joking/half-serious action-thriller is really just half-assed, an over-produced mess. We never get a grip on Geena Davis' character, perhaps because she really isn't given one--at least not an appealing one; Samuel L. Jackson ambles through as a sidekick (hopefully he was well-paid). Lumbering film has no focus, no point of view. The villains are right off an assembly-line and the picture's cynical undermining isn't playful, just sour and full of contempt. Overall, the film offers not much more than brightly-painted masochism, and an annoying child actress who whines and pouts like a toddler at Target. *1/2 from ****
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