Quick Movie Reviews
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3.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/16/2019
The premise is as wildly outrageous as the action scenes, which should be expected of director John Woo.
Rating of
3/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 01/30/2014
The story is about a new surgical technique allows an under cover agent to take the appearance and voice of a crime boss allowing him to infiltrate the organization. This movie was a 90's pop corn movie with over the top John Travolta and crazy Nicolas Cage.
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3/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 02/08/2012
There's a lot of ridiculous action in here, including the gunfight conclusion, but most of it is delivered in fun and exciting form. Cage & Travolta's commitment to their energetic performances also elevates a lot of the scenes. It doesn't really hold the emotional weight maybe director Woo intended, but it is a fun, sometimes silly, action film.
Rating of
3.5/4
SIngli6 - wrote on 12/16/2011
This iconic ballistic ballet from John Woo is so unrepentantly absurd and far-fetched that any effort to view it as serious art would be completely counter-productive. It is mindless and irreparably stupid, but it’s also exceptionally entertaining and remarkably magnanimous in its dispensation of stupendous action sequences.
Rating of
2/4
Unknown - wrote on 10/15/2011
Average action film made better by the gloriously over-the-top performances of Cage and Travolta. There's some minor cool gunfights, but the bulk of the film is mostly silly. Thankfully, it plays off of the silliness, which makes it easier to look past the terrible writing. It's just dumb fun.
Rating of
3/4
Franco - wrote on 10/14/2011
A perfect guilty pleasure movie. Grab some beer and a few friends and I promise an evening of laughter. This film is golden.
Rating of
2/4
sapien - wrote on 02/23/2010
There were a few cool parts in this movie. But mostly, it just wasn't very good.
Rating of
2/4
CJP - wrote on 01/30/2009
Action: 3/3 + Comedy: 1/2 + Love/Sex: 1/1 + Plot: 0/1 + Music: 0.5/1 + Good vs. Evil: 0.5/1 + Special Effects: 0/1 = 6/10 or 60%. John Woo retains his same ol', same ol' demeanor with the hero yielding two handguns and everyone acting slicker than oil. The complete over the top action is fun at the beginning, but then the movie tries to take itself seriously, which is a mistake as it unravels into "who cares?!?" territory.
Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/19/2007
While this is not the ultimate action movie, it's still a lot of fun. I prefer Cage over Travolta - he has a better "crazy" face. The plot is completely loopy, but hey, that's not what you watch this type of movie for anyway.
