I did not want to see this movie. I had low expectations, and was slightly tired. The first scene is cool. It follows one of he rules of "The Art of War": "Don't give them time to think." The movie has constant motions and quick cuts. The first scene is especially bad for this, and you can never grasp a single idea. The credits looked especially horrid though.
However, I ended up somewhat liking this. The movie actually has elements that make it slightly stand out from the rest. First, it ripped off one look from one of my favorite movies: "Natural Born Killers" ****Spoilers*********Spoilers******* in the end scene, Wesley Snipes, I think, throws the gun at a plate of glass. This looked exactly the same as the knife going through the window in the opening scene of NBK. I almost expected opera, or something. Another bonus is the look of the internet. It has small writing, and the images are choppy. It looks like real internet, as opposed to glossy, DVD quality streaming video. *Ahem*
Plot: Indecipherable. I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on until the last half hour (after an eight minute nap). Apparently it is about some trade treaty was being prevented from being written. Something like that. I dunno, just let it flow.
Pacing: Fast as lightning and yet slow as molasses. The movie has scenes that are about 2 minutes long, but seem alot longer. I checked my watch 15 min into the movie, and approx 5-10 min after that. However, alot happened in those 5 minutes. I wish that they would fix these problems.
Acting: Like there is any. Come on. However, Snipes can do cheesy action. 'Nuff said.
Direction: Quite cool. However, I was wondering who was the one who had ADD. Was it the director, the editor, or the writer, or all 3. They could not stay on a static image for more than 1-2 seconds...tops. The rest was quick cuts and quick moving camera. It was dizzying, which may not be that good of a thing.
So, in the end, this is one to see if there is nothing else on, or at the theater. Personally, I think that everybody should go home, or petition the theater, to bring back Face/Off (woo's masterpiece), The French Connection, The Matrix, The Fifth Element, Die Hard, Alien, Aliens, Terminators, etc. to bring action back to its good qualities (and yes, I realize that The Matrix was last year, and M:I 2 sucked.) So, all in all, I must give it a 6, simply because it had elements of decency, but I can't really say it was that great, but somewhat entertaining.
6/10
However, I ended up somewhat liking this. The movie actually has elements that make it slightly stand out from the rest. First, it ripped off one look from one of my favorite movies: "Natural Born Killers" ****Spoilers*********Spoilers******* in the end scene, Wesley Snipes, I think, throws the gun at a plate of glass. This looked exactly the same as the knife going through the window in the opening scene of NBK. I almost expected opera, or something. Another bonus is the look of the internet. It has small writing, and the images are choppy. It looks like real internet, as opposed to glossy, DVD quality streaming video. *Ahem*
Plot: Indecipherable. I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on until the last half hour (after an eight minute nap). Apparently it is about some trade treaty was being prevented from being written. Something like that. I dunno, just let it flow.
Pacing: Fast as lightning and yet slow as molasses. The movie has scenes that are about 2 minutes long, but seem alot longer. I checked my watch 15 min into the movie, and approx 5-10 min after that. However, alot happened in those 5 minutes. I wish that they would fix these problems.
Acting: Like there is any. Come on. However, Snipes can do cheesy action. 'Nuff said.
Direction: Quite cool. However, I was wondering who was the one who had ADD. Was it the director, the editor, or the writer, or all 3. They could not stay on a static image for more than 1-2 seconds...tops. The rest was quick cuts and quick moving camera. It was dizzying, which may not be that good of a thing.
So, in the end, this is one to see if there is nothing else on, or at the theater. Personally, I think that everybody should go home, or petition the theater, to bring back Face/Off (woo's masterpiece), The French Connection, The Matrix, The Fifth Element, Die Hard, Alien, Aliens, Terminators, etc. to bring action back to its good qualities (and yes, I realize that The Matrix was last year, and M:I 2 sucked.) So, all in all, I must give it a 6, simply because it had elements of decency, but I can't really say it was that great, but somewhat entertaining.
6/10