It often happens when you are having dinner with a group of good old friends that you all go on a roll throwing hilarious and surrealistic ideas. And the more ideas come, the more inconsistent and ridiculous they become.
That's probably the context where Tony Scott got what he needed for this film.
The first problem is that the whole story could have been told in roughly an hour.
Second problem is that thinking of combining a crime thriller with a sci fi story can sound applealing but the result here is inconsistent in the form of a movie that actors seem to take seriously as for the thriller part, while we the audience see it ridiculous as for the sci fi part.
Third problem is that the whole thing is so predictable, which I think is a huge failure. In a thriller that leaves itself such a great amount of allowances to the non sense, unexpected twists should be a must.
Lastly (and that is more than the other problems, a very personal opinion) Denzel likes himself more than I can handle. I just can't stand it when I get the feeling that an actor loves himself so much in front of a camera.
All in all, a great but clearly out of bounds idea that leads to an ok but predictable thriller with a non sense sci fi proposal or background, that takes you to a childish ending.
That's probably the context where Tony Scott got what he needed for this film.
The first problem is that the whole story could have been told in roughly an hour.
Second problem is that thinking of combining a crime thriller with a sci fi story can sound applealing but the result here is inconsistent in the form of a movie that actors seem to take seriously as for the thriller part, while we the audience see it ridiculous as for the sci fi part.
Third problem is that the whole thing is so predictable, which I think is a huge failure. In a thriller that leaves itself such a great amount of allowances to the non sense, unexpected twists should be a must.
Lastly (and that is more than the other problems, a very personal opinion) Denzel likes himself more than I can handle. I just can't stand it when I get the feeling that an actor loves himself so much in front of a camera.
All in all, a great but clearly out of bounds idea that leads to an ok but predictable thriller with a non sense sci fi proposal or background, that takes you to a childish ending.