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Airbolt
Posted - 10/31/2009 : 10:53:55 Just caught this and was nearly knocked over by the coach-and-horses that was driving through the plot loopholes. Yes, I know that this film is a Hollywood actioner with all the ingredients.
1.Nicholas Cage 2.Terrible haircut for same 3.Vaguely sci-fi premise but nothing too taxing 4.Unrewarding role for actress who falls for Cage 5.Explosions 6.Video game style shootout 7.Techno Euro Villains
Yet even the most standard Nic Cage Bay-a-like needs at least some INTERNAL LOGIC. The macguffin doesn't make sense for a start - SPOILER ALERT***********Why are the Russians smuggling a device into California? Then theres the whole thrust of the plot ie the reason for the chase. Given that his precog powers are limited to a bit of collision avoidance why would everyone be after him? Why are the villains so keen to eliminate him? Even within the films low-level logic it makes no sense.
Cage must have needed some double-glazing as this is one of his most phoned-in performances yet. Jessica Biehl is very pretty but has to do little except be the damsel. Everyone is a cardboard cut-out.
I like my friday night popcorn movies but this was just ....dumb!
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Demisemicenturian
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 01:57:34Here is the original thread.
