Cliched, dumb and pretty darn dull....
Ned Tash and girlfriend Jude Law (no, really!) are escaping a messy robbery. With the police closing Law pushes Tash from the car and escapes while he is caught. When Tash takes the fall for three murders he didn't do he escapes custody and plans to hunt down and kill Jude. Along the way he picks up hitchhiker Bec and together they go cross country to find Jude. Double cross and betrayal is never far away.
The film opens with a betrayal after a messy robbery and it never gets to rise above that cliché. The story is very sedentary and never gets any tension or excitement. The story moves very slowly things happen but they are not surprising or interesting, leaving you cold, detached from the story. The script is full of cliché and pure laziness Tash's escape from custody is too easy and things like buying a car etc are just glossed over. Betray and double crosses are good things when done well here they fail to spark even slight interest.
The performances are poor considering the cast. I love Caruso he's made bad movie choices but he's still one of my favourite actors. Here he does his usual `cocked head, menacing tone but honest guy' act that he's done since it hit in NYPD Blue, but he doesn't bring any depth to Ned failing to show us when he can't shake Jude off. Being stuck with that stupid haircut probably didn't help. Likewise Lynch didn't seem up to the job of playing Jude and yes, someone did decide to call her Jude Law despite the famous namesake! Stacey Dash (Clueless) is very sexy but her dull narration at the start sets a poor tone, she does OK but again her character is a cardboard cut out. Cameos from the excellent John Spencer (West Wing) and the goofy Richard Kind (Spin City) help by being interesting but they aren't in it long enough to be save the film.
It's a shame because the cast deserved better. But the script is poor and cliched and the story is delivered as flat and lifelessly as it can be. A real disappointment that fails to grip.
The film opens with a betrayal after a messy robbery and it never gets to rise above that cliché. The story is very sedentary and never gets any tension or excitement. The story moves very slowly things happen but they are not surprising or interesting, leaving you cold, detached from the story. The script is full of cliché and pure laziness Tash's escape from custody is too easy and things like buying a car etc are just glossed over. Betray and double crosses are good things when done well here they fail to spark even slight interest.
The performances are poor considering the cast. I love Caruso he's made bad movie choices but he's still one of my favourite actors. Here he does his usual `cocked head, menacing tone but honest guy' act that he's done since it hit in NYPD Blue, but he doesn't bring any depth to Ned failing to show us when he can't shake Jude off. Being stuck with that stupid haircut probably didn't help. Likewise Lynch didn't seem up to the job of playing Jude and yes, someone did decide to call her Jude Law despite the famous namesake! Stacey Dash (Clueless) is very sexy but her dull narration at the start sets a poor tone, she does OK but again her character is a cardboard cut out. Cameos from the excellent John Spencer (West Wing) and the goofy Richard Kind (Spin City) help by being interesting but they aren't in it long enough to be save the film.
It's a shame because the cast deserved better. But the script is poor and cliched and the story is delivered as flat and lifelessly as it can be. A real disappointment that fails to grip.
- bob the moo
- May 15, 2002