With established stars that I like - Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd - and a different story angle (two killers operating in tandem, one on each coast) I keep thinking this thriller is better than what it is, and each time I watch I am disappointed. After three viewings, I've finally had enough. I should have quit while I was ahead.
I'm not particularly a proponent of "edgy" films but this needs more of an edge. It doesn't have it and it falls flat in too many spots. There also too many scenes that, if you analyze them, couldn't or simply wouldn't happen. These mount up after awhile and about 3/4ths of the way through this, you wonder why you're wasting two hours on a movie that SHOULD be better.
In all, it's a poor film for actors the quality of Freeman and Judd to be associated with, and a poor rendition from a fine, best-selling book. No wonder you get find this DVD for $5 at Wal-Mart. It is worth one look, but that's all.
I'm not particularly a proponent of "edgy" films but this needs more of an edge. It doesn't have it and it falls flat in too many spots. There also too many scenes that, if you analyze them, couldn't or simply wouldn't happen. These mount up after awhile and about 3/4ths of the way through this, you wonder why you're wasting two hours on a movie that SHOULD be better.
In all, it's a poor film for actors the quality of Freeman and Judd to be associated with, and a poor rendition from a fine, best-selling book. No wonder you get find this DVD for $5 at Wal-Mart. It is worth one look, but that's all.