The MM - "Two
movie makers who are helping build Hollywood's reputation for making
disappointing, big budget, predictable action films team up to do
just that. Joel
Schumacher (Batman Forever) directs and Jerry
Bruckheimer (Bad Boys) produces this lame and uninteresting film
about the CIA trying to buy an atomic weapon on the black market.
Anthony Hopkins is totally miscast as a CIA field agent. This is
also a common move in Hollywood. Get a big name actor whether they
fit the role or not. Chris Rock brings a few laughs but the
chemistry needed between the two is conspicuous in its absence.
Rock's nine day transformation from street hustler to CIA operative
is not believable. The complete predictability is totally under whelming.
Other than a light sprinkling of one liners this movie is a major
let down.