Former ex-Special Forces Captain Eddie Deacon (Banderas) takes a job in a Mall and allows 12-yr old or so Jaime (Katherine de la Rocha) to come in as she is running from bad guys headed by Charlie (Kingsley) who does not want her to testify against him.
You knew where it was going from the very minute Eddie opens those doors to Jaime. Although Vance (Liam McIntyre) was in charge of security, he realizes he is out of his league and lets Eddie run the show when Charlie confronts both at the doors.
With seemingly over-whelming force Charlie meets resistance led by Eddie and the rest of the Mall security force. The task was made more difficult as Charlie had cut off all telephone lines so help could not come from outside. The stunts and shooting were good. What I especially liked was the expressions of fear within the security people as they made everything seem quite real. Can't blame them as this would be the case with almost anyone in that situation. The suspense and tension throughout was very good. Hey, I was looking for a place to hide too. Great work.
You still looking for a twist? Well, there was one almost, but Eddie figured it out when U.S. Marshalls came to the Mall in what appeared to be a grateful rescue.
All in all, not bad and Ben Kingsley and Antonio Banderas make this movie credible. Katherine de la Rocha does a very good job as the youngster running for her life and not knowing who to trust. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex; No. Nudity: No. Language: Yes, there is some, but not much.
You knew where it was going from the very minute Eddie opens those doors to Jaime. Although Vance (Liam McIntyre) was in charge of security, he realizes he is out of his league and lets Eddie run the show when Charlie confronts both at the doors.
With seemingly over-whelming force Charlie meets resistance led by Eddie and the rest of the Mall security force. The task was made more difficult as Charlie had cut off all telephone lines so help could not come from outside. The stunts and shooting were good. What I especially liked was the expressions of fear within the security people as they made everything seem quite real. Can't blame them as this would be the case with almost anyone in that situation. The suspense and tension throughout was very good. Hey, I was looking for a place to hide too. Great work.
You still looking for a twist? Well, there was one almost, but Eddie figured it out when U.S. Marshalls came to the Mall in what appeared to be a grateful rescue.
All in all, not bad and Ben Kingsley and Antonio Banderas make this movie credible. Katherine de la Rocha does a very good job as the youngster running for her life and not knowing who to trust. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex; No. Nudity: No. Language: Yes, there is some, but not much.