Here is a review I wrote a while ago that I never posted anywhere so figured I might as well put it up as an example of analysis of overblown, poorly managed studio properties.
First thoughts: this is boring. I’ve seen it before. Give me something new. Honestly, this is one of those titles that I’ll cite to my little brother in 10 years when he’s a little older and learned on his films and culture. I’ll tell him about all the derivative packaged bullshit that gets created and how it ruins all the good stuff, since why would you make something different when people still pay for the same.
This one is on a higher level of disappointment than the average derivative action conspiracy whatever movie. It has the big cast of course. But then it’s directed by Tom Twyker, homeboy who at another time in his life did Run Lola Run. It was also written by Eric Singer. Name doesn’t ring a bell? Yeah, I can understand that. He co-wrote The Sky is Falling, renown in the industry as the best unproduced script ever basically. Google that story. So this is the first one he wrote that actually came to fruition.
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