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Airbolt 
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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 Posted - 10/31/2009 : 10:53:55
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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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