Do people have a deep appreciation for bad slapstick romantic comedies? There aren't tongue in cheek laughs to be found here. It's as subtle as being hit with a sledgehammer.
An FBI agent (Tia Carrera) is tired of not being taken seriously by her male peers after she blows a 6+ month undercover operation to capture an elusive Russian bad guy in the opening. No joke. A drug addicted ex-DEA agent (Thomas Ian Griffin) is trying to capture him too. A back and forth competition between the two heralds the obvious romantic tensions.
John Lithgow is a mastermind trying to bring four heads of major crime rings (including the Russian) together to combine their wealth and excerpt maximum power. He hires a depressed, zany hitman (Donald Sutherland) to teach that FBI agent a lesson ... by murdering her female best friend. Does any of this sound funny so far?
When the assassin learns his employer plans to take him out, we spend the rest of the movie with the trio (FBI, ex-DEA, hitman) as an on and off team to take down the baddies and maybe score a massive payday.
Most of the humor fall flat. A casket popping out of a hearst and rolling down the street. A pointless exchange of dialog with a stripper. An outdated bottle of mustard. Pinch yourself everytime they use substance abuse as a joke. DEA guy was married how many times? Oh ... hilarious.
'Hollow Point' is equal parts predictable and boring. You can guess the happy ending. None of the elements (romance, comedy, action) click and there's no real chemistry between the leads. Recognizable faces and some decent acting only get you so far. The pyro guy certainly earned his paycheck though.
An FBI agent (Tia Carrera) is tired of not being taken seriously by her male peers after she blows a 6+ month undercover operation to capture an elusive Russian bad guy in the opening. No joke. A drug addicted ex-DEA agent (Thomas Ian Griffin) is trying to capture him too. A back and forth competition between the two heralds the obvious romantic tensions.
John Lithgow is a mastermind trying to bring four heads of major crime rings (including the Russian) together to combine their wealth and excerpt maximum power. He hires a depressed, zany hitman (Donald Sutherland) to teach that FBI agent a lesson ... by murdering her female best friend. Does any of this sound funny so far?
When the assassin learns his employer plans to take him out, we spend the rest of the movie with the trio (FBI, ex-DEA, hitman) as an on and off team to take down the baddies and maybe score a massive payday.
Most of the humor fall flat. A casket popping out of a hearst and rolling down the street. A pointless exchange of dialog with a stripper. An outdated bottle of mustard. Pinch yourself everytime they use substance abuse as a joke. DEA guy was married how many times? Oh ... hilarious.
'Hollow Point' is equal parts predictable and boring. You can guess the happy ending. None of the elements (romance, comedy, action) click and there's no real chemistry between the leads. Recognizable faces and some decent acting only get you so far. The pyro guy certainly earned his paycheck though.