I'm a big Keanu Reeves fan but I won't be watching this film again in a hurry. This is one of those films where you ask why did they bother doing a Blu-ray release?
This is primarily a chase film and there are several cinematic scenes that would be worth it if they were only shot at a wider angle. The soundtrack is a horrible, bargain basement, cliché score with no tracks to invigorate the film.
What this film really lacks is a Tommy Lee Jones level character to do the chasing like in "The Fugitive" and "U.S. Marshals". Instead we are left with a mixture a baddies and cops with a 90's made-for-TV feel to them. This is somewhat surprising as director Andrew Davis helmed "The Fugitive"
This film is notable as being Rachel Weisz's breakthrough role but the film sadly lacks the talent, humour and charisma evident in her subsequent roles. Most notably of these is where she teams up with Keanu again for one of my all time favourite films: "Constantine".
The science fiction element of this film is negligible and will disappoint sci-fi fans. I would recommend rather watching "Johnny Mnemonic" or "The Matrix". However the concept of the story is very relevant. A new power source like Cold Fusion would be a major economic and political game changer.
The constant chase scenes distract from the underlying government conspiracy story, which could easily have been better fleshed out to give us a film more on the level of "Sneakers".
There is a good storyline to this film. Unfortunately the elements of the production let film down despite the presence of Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman.
This is primarily a chase film and there are several cinematic scenes that would be worth it if they were only shot at a wider angle. The soundtrack is a horrible, bargain basement, cliché score with no tracks to invigorate the film.
What this film really lacks is a Tommy Lee Jones level character to do the chasing like in "The Fugitive" and "U.S. Marshals". Instead we are left with a mixture a baddies and cops with a 90's made-for-TV feel to them. This is somewhat surprising as director Andrew Davis helmed "The Fugitive"
This film is notable as being Rachel Weisz's breakthrough role but the film sadly lacks the talent, humour and charisma evident in her subsequent roles. Most notably of these is where she teams up with Keanu again for one of my all time favourite films: "Constantine".
The science fiction element of this film is negligible and will disappoint sci-fi fans. I would recommend rather watching "Johnny Mnemonic" or "The Matrix". However the concept of the story is very relevant. A new power source like Cold Fusion would be a major economic and political game changer.
The constant chase scenes distract from the underlying government conspiracy story, which could easily have been better fleshed out to give us a film more on the level of "Sneakers".
There is a good storyline to this film. Unfortunately the elements of the production let film down despite the presence of Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman.
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