If memory serves, Peckinpah's original enjoyed plenty of mileage out of its movie-star couple and plenty of violent edge. The remake tries, I guess, but falls tragically short.
Sweet Jesus, what a snoozer. Alec Baldwin can be a great actor in the right role, but not this one; he lacks the vital McQueen cool. Kim Basinger actually gave it a real shot, so give her credit (and the camera pays her undivided attention in the shower), but everyone else seems aware this is a complete phone-in. It doesn't even have the good sense to keep James Woods around beyond the first act.
Half-hearted is putting it nicely.
Sweet Jesus, what a snoozer. Alec Baldwin can be a great actor in the right role, but not this one; he lacks the vital McQueen cool. Kim Basinger actually gave it a real shot, so give her credit (and the camera pays her undivided attention in the shower), but everyone else seems aware this is a complete phone-in. It doesn't even have the good sense to keep James Woods around beyond the first act.
Half-hearted is putting it nicely.