No question this was a clever idea and beautifully filmed. The opening sequence was an impressive piece of seamless film and, with a quality leading cast appeared to hold such great promise. But then it all fell in a heap. Why? Because nothing was developed in a clever or convincing fashion. Cage couldn't be related too as he bounced between good cop/bad cop and was constantly hyperactive. Sinise was somewhat ominous in his role but wasn't allowed to develop anything close to a sympathetic stance. And since nothing was made of the good guy turning bad or the bad guy struggling for redemption, there was essentially no character development. Added to this, there was no suspense. It was just too easy to work out. And there was never any doubt about the safety of the girl, even if you cared about her - which you didn't. In the end, it looked like they just wanted to wrap this film up and just as well. Very disappointing movie. Not because it was bad, but because it had the potential to be very good and wasn't. My vote 6/10 and that was mainly for the cinematography.
Review of Snake Eyes
