terryffoulkes

I wouldn't say that this was an original, rather that it mixes some of the best bits from some truly great movies. Thats not to say it feels like a fake, it has a character all of it's own. Willis plays a good part, though he always plays a great part, albeit variations on the same one. Josh Hartnett is excellent and Sir Ben and Morgan Freeman also play themselves, superbly. Lucy Liu is something of a revelation to me, as i thought she was rubbish in kill bill, the only film i have seen here in previous to this. Plots good, clever and twisty, get it, you will enjoy it. Don't expect anything particularly new in plot variations, rather, view it as a masterclass of the genre.

There are times that this feels like a TV Movie. In fact, if it were not for the presence of James Woods that is all this would be, a good TV movie. As it is, Woods acts his socks off without overdoing it. He manages to pull this up to a much higher standard, very watchable stuff, in fact. There is nothing really ground shaking in the script and, to be truthful, it kind of gets a bit lost at a couple of points. Like others have pointed out, the dark twisted aspect of the original book do not quite come across to the screen, but nevertheless is a very passable transition. In summary, not one to watch for your main film on a Saturday night, but certainly worth a look on any other night.