Funny one, this. Obviously something of a personal directorial crusade, it's not the sort of film you'd expect to see a big-name star (especially one known for all-out action films) such as Wesley Snipes get involved with. As has been pointed out plenty of times already, once he gets to his dingy little room he never leaves it, putting almost as many limitations on his acting range as the calm, restrained, and unfortunately one-dimensional nature of his character. He's not *bad* in the role, as such, just completely unsurprising. Linda Fiorentino, on the other hand, will obviously never again reach the heights of her Last Seduction performance - here she veers from screaming fits and frustrated tantrums to pleading for her life and suddenly going off on childhood anecdotes with so little fluidity that it actually casts doubts on the film's editing.
And worst of all, the whole thing's boring. Tension levels never run as high as they should, and while the relative lack of action is understandable in a way given the subject matter, the 'right to bear arms' debate is never original or gripping enough to make up for the plodding pace. As a result I was half-asleep by the time it finished, which made the wobbly, inconclusive ending even less satisfactory.
I know it sounds shallow, but let's see you kick some more people really hard in the face next time, eh Wes?
And worst of all, the whole thing's boring. Tension levels never run as high as they should, and while the relative lack of action is understandable in a way given the subject matter, the 'right to bear arms' debate is never original or gripping enough to make up for the plodding pace. As a result I was half-asleep by the time it finished, which made the wobbly, inconclusive ending even less satisfactory.
I know it sounds shallow, but let's see you kick some more people really hard in the face next time, eh Wes?