This film has Hollywood written all over it. I'm sure there has to be at least one company looking to remake this for the US.
Please understand by saying "Hollywood" I'm not suggesting it's good, more than I'm suggesting it fits the typical hollywood mold in terms of it's story and how it pans out.
In all, I enjoyed this film. It's really fast paced and full of action, and has some beautiful shots of the city throughout. I would classify this in the same category as a Die Hard or something along those lines. Unfortunately I'm not a big "hollywood" fan, so I was expecting a bit more...and to be honest outside of the ending I wasn't let down.
I have to be honest and say if the ending twisted the other way as opposed to the way it did, I would have scored this a 10. Unfortunately I'll give it somewhere between a 7 and 8 as the ending, although not bad, really didn't have the impact it should have, and caused the film to fall a bit short.
On the other hand, if I went to a theatre (I'm in Canada) to see this, I would have enjoyed it because it's better than most Hollywood films. I guess it's all relative. If you enjoy movies like Die Hard or Speed, this film is for you. I can honestly say it outshines most American action films in the last couple of years.
I don't want to give a lot away, but the story really is a good one, and the action is top notch. I'm sure if the movie isn't picked up, it will be re-done in another form with the same thesis being present in the film.
Please understand by saying "Hollywood" I'm not suggesting it's good, more than I'm suggesting it fits the typical hollywood mold in terms of it's story and how it pans out.
In all, I enjoyed this film. It's really fast paced and full of action, and has some beautiful shots of the city throughout. I would classify this in the same category as a Die Hard or something along those lines. Unfortunately I'm not a big "hollywood" fan, so I was expecting a bit more...and to be honest outside of the ending I wasn't let down.
I have to be honest and say if the ending twisted the other way as opposed to the way it did, I would have scored this a 10. Unfortunately I'll give it somewhere between a 7 and 8 as the ending, although not bad, really didn't have the impact it should have, and caused the film to fall a bit short.
On the other hand, if I went to a theatre (I'm in Canada) to see this, I would have enjoyed it because it's better than most Hollywood films. I guess it's all relative. If you enjoy movies like Die Hard or Speed, this film is for you. I can honestly say it outshines most American action films in the last couple of years.
I don't want to give a lot away, but the story really is a good one, and the action is top notch. I'm sure if the movie isn't picked up, it will be re-done in another form with the same thesis being present in the film.