Well, as a big fans of Nic Cage, I sure feel like he's been showered with bad luck. The last time I saw his movie and felt a trickle of excitement, was National Treasure 2.
So what went wrong with Tokarev? First of all, the dialog. Dialog was pretty much boring. There are some moment when Cage was trying to gave an impression and ended up silly. It looks like Cage was trying to deliver a mind blowing - one sentence - bad ass kind of pep-talk, but ended up uninspiring. Also, too much boring conversation that made me actually fell asleep during some part of the movie.
Second, the acting. Well, maybe the acting is okay, but still not good enough. Too many cheesy acts that actually don't fit in this movie. For a movie that was supposed to fill with action, this one got less than what I personally hope for.
Third and the last, the scenario. You got some twisted story, you got some gang-related rivalry and you got some revenge story. But the way Tokarev was brought to us, well, it's definitely boring. Perhaps with a little touch from other more experienced director, Tokarev could be a better movie.
Conclusion: Using Cage as the star in this movie definitely didn't help at all. Tokarev was just your average television drama that doesn't worth bringing up to the big screen... But I still go with 5/10 for the twisted storyline.
So what went wrong with Tokarev? First of all, the dialog. Dialog was pretty much boring. There are some moment when Cage was trying to gave an impression and ended up silly. It looks like Cage was trying to deliver a mind blowing - one sentence - bad ass kind of pep-talk, but ended up uninspiring. Also, too much boring conversation that made me actually fell asleep during some part of the movie.
Second, the acting. Well, maybe the acting is okay, but still not good enough. Too many cheesy acts that actually don't fit in this movie. For a movie that was supposed to fill with action, this one got less than what I personally hope for.
Third and the last, the scenario. You got some twisted story, you got some gang-related rivalry and you got some revenge story. But the way Tokarev was brought to us, well, it's definitely boring. Perhaps with a little touch from other more experienced director, Tokarev could be a better movie.
Conclusion: Using Cage as the star in this movie definitely didn't help at all. Tokarev was just your average television drama that doesn't worth bringing up to the big screen... But I still go with 5/10 for the twisted storyline.