Casting three great actors - Bruce Willis, John Travolta and Stephen Dorff was the only draw this film really had. Luckily director Chuck Russell did a great job directing his cast, specifically Willis with his medical condition, especially when all other directors that have recently directed Willis, have failed to bring out his best. He actually was not bad compared to his recent films that all flopped that were written and directed by Edward Drake, of whom also co-wrote this film, and probably contributed to the cheesy parts throughout the narrative.
The story had a few twists, but overall nothing revolutionary. It was well shot with beautiful scenery and sets. The cinematography was excellent, and the action scenes were well directed and choreographed. The score however was your typical B-film quality - loud, constant and unfitting for the most part. Bruce Willis, John Travolta and Stephen Dorff certainly deserve better, but the current 3.6/10 rating is unfair. This was still a fun one-time watch. The 92 min runtime flew by with decent pacing, and aside from some cheesy and cliched dialogue and scenes, I still enjoyed it. It's a well deserved and generous 7/10 from me. Maybe that's a little too generous, but I did just see this film right after seeing yet another Edward Drake flop, Detective Knight Redemption, of which was a joke compared to this film.
The story had a few twists, but overall nothing revolutionary. It was well shot with beautiful scenery and sets. The cinematography was excellent, and the action scenes were well directed and choreographed. The score however was your typical B-film quality - loud, constant and unfitting for the most part. Bruce Willis, John Travolta and Stephen Dorff certainly deserve better, but the current 3.6/10 rating is unfair. This was still a fun one-time watch. The 92 min runtime flew by with decent pacing, and aside from some cheesy and cliched dialogue and scenes, I still enjoyed it. It's a well deserved and generous 7/10 from me. Maybe that's a little too generous, but I did just see this film right after seeing yet another Edward Drake flop, Detective Knight Redemption, of which was a joke compared to this film.