4/10
Painful...
3 December 2010
To keep this short and sweet, this movie was not very good....in fact, most aspects of it were painful to watch. The acting, the dialogue, the soundtrack, the delivery, and most of the first hour or so are just rubbish. Like many people, I was excited to see a visually stunning, kick-ass CGI ninja vs. cowboy romp that didn't take itself too seriously, which is kind of what I got, but not in a good way. This film drags along and to be frank, could have been reduced to an hour long run time. Honestly, the only saving grace of this movie were the action scenes, which were few and far between and did not deliver on the level of awesome promised by the trailer. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed the action while it was on screen, especially a certain dark hallway scene towards the end, but for an R rated ninja flick i expected a lot more bang and blood for my buck than I got. The whole thing just seemed rushed and slapped together trying too hard to be one of a kind. The writers should seriously learn from their mistakes on this one. Also, on a side note I expected so much more from Bosworth and was extremely disappointed in her level of acting, which just seemed very dumbed down, especially with the bad southern accent. All in all, if your an action junkie and thats all that matters for you, then enjoy, everyone else, wait for redbox.
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