I really like Duncan Falconer's novels and was hoping that this would be a good movie.
Hopes faded somewhat when Simon West was appointed as director, but still thought this might work. And it might have with original leading man Henry Cavill.
Cavill left the project early and was replaced with Dominic Cooper. Cooper doesn't have the presence, the charisma or the physicality to play the lead in this kind of movie. He is far too bland to play the Stratton of Falconer's novels.
The script seems to be a loose reworking of Falconer's first novel, although of course , in a bid to win over American viewers, the villains are no longer IRA terrorists.
Under West's direction the movie is robbed of any tension or excitement that it should have had. There are some decent action scenes but they are not engaging.
Aside from Cooper the other bad piece of miscasting is Connie Neilson, whose attempts at a cut glass English accent are a strain on the ears.
As a piece of trivia if Cavill had played Stratton you would have had two Superman actors working together, Cavill and Tyler whatsisname.
Hopes faded somewhat when Simon West was appointed as director, but still thought this might work. And it might have with original leading man Henry Cavill.
Cavill left the project early and was replaced with Dominic Cooper. Cooper doesn't have the presence, the charisma or the physicality to play the lead in this kind of movie. He is far too bland to play the Stratton of Falconer's novels.
The script seems to be a loose reworking of Falconer's first novel, although of course , in a bid to win over American viewers, the villains are no longer IRA terrorists.
Under West's direction the movie is robbed of any tension or excitement that it should have had. There are some decent action scenes but they are not engaging.
Aside from Cooper the other bad piece of miscasting is Connie Neilson, whose attempts at a cut glass English accent are a strain on the ears.
As a piece of trivia if Cavill had played Stratton you would have had two Superman actors working together, Cavill and Tyler whatsisname.