This is an odd one. While it seems like this is going to be an action drama, and for the most part it is, I found it ridiculously sad at times. There was a kind of morbid pall that hangs over the film and is re-visited throughout with small emotional snippets to 'break up' the action. Some action movies rely on comedy to break up the action, this one just keeps reminding you about the horrible things that have happened in order to put the characters in the situations they find themselves in. Of course, in keeping with the action genre, the story itself kind of ludicrous. It's still entertaining, but you have to be willing to do a fair amount of suspending disbelief. I was probably in a good mood when I rated this one, because I'm not sure if I watched it again I'd feel the same way, but I guess I'll recommend it... for now.
Movie to Skip: The Proposal (2001)
A movie about a sham wedding (yawn), but instead of trying to falsify a relationship for a green card like the 2009 Bullock vehicle of the same name, this one is about a couple of cops going undercover to nab a bad guy. While this is supposed to be a thriller, it's kind of a run of the mill cop movie, at best. Espisito certainly has one up on Bullock for the 'yummy' factor, but, perhaps sadly, the 2009 version is a bit more enjoyable to watch. This one is full of sexual tension that just doesn't materialize and is fairly cliche overall. Cliche can be fun, but it didn't work for this one. Yeah, this isn't a cinematic masterpiece.
