Reviews

Poorly edited, mumblicious, ponderous movie with itk (in-the-know) acronym-dropping raised to an art form. Meandering, hard to follow and eminently unbelievable plot (maybe true to the original?). Leading lady Li is like a twitchy wooden doll - zero emotive/evocative power beyond the occasional tear-filled eye. Ferrel and Fox are clearly wasted in this vehicle.

Best and most believable performances were by supporting players: Henley, Ortiz and Tosar.

Best line (IMHO): uttered with medical precision by the Gina character when drawing a bead on a particularly annoying bad guy who threatens everyone, including himself, with explosive death.

Most Satisfying Scene: elimination of another really annoying baddie near a ship

Other complaints: early sex scene with Tubbs and Trudy character -- if trying to set up a relationship for testing/angst later, it was a complete failure. Sex alone does not a relationship make. Would have liked to see more with Gina.

My wife didn't scream once (she ALWAYS screams at suspense and action flix). In fact, she nodded off. Others in the theater kept asking "what did he/she say" (mumblicious). Or perhaps it was just a bad sound system.

Plus: scenery was stunning. Most of the martial arts scenes were crisp and convincing (hand to hand). At least one of the shootouts was reminiscent of "Saving Private Ryan" (the beachhead scene) in evoking a palpable sense of danger.