There isn't much to say outside of what everyone else has already echoed. I haven't seen the original, but typically foreign film remakes don't do as well so I'm sure the sentiment holds true to this film as well.
That being said, Jake G saves this. I was ready to quit about an hour in, but kept going. Aside from Peter Sarsgaard, the voice actors were terrible. Even ole Pete didn't do phenomenally but was much better than the rest of the ensemble.
I would consider this a flop but Gyllenhaal really did seem to give an honest effort and pulled it from the muck with portraying an angry, broken cop really well.
Other than his acting, the story line is predictable, unrealistic and dull. It aims to be a "race against the clock" film but it was more of a "run the clock out" endeavor.
That being said, Jake G saves this. I was ready to quit about an hour in, but kept going. Aside from Peter Sarsgaard, the voice actors were terrible. Even ole Pete didn't do phenomenally but was much better than the rest of the ensemble.
I would consider this a flop but Gyllenhaal really did seem to give an honest effort and pulled it from the muck with portraying an angry, broken cop really well.
Other than his acting, the story line is predictable, unrealistic and dull. It aims to be a "race against the clock" film but it was more of a "run the clock out" endeavor.