I was actually expecting to like this film. I'm a big fan of Hugh Jackman and Travolta in a lesser way. But this film just spends two hours going from bad to worse. First, Halle Berry. It's a shame that a woman with such genuine acting talent allows herself to be exploited in this way. In most of her scenes, she's half-naked, with no point whatsoever.(There's no love/sex scene.)I don't have a problem with nudity if it has a point. They might as well have taken out all her lines and just had her parade across the screen naked now and then. It would have accomplished just as much for her character. The beginning of the movie is actually the end (or the beginning of the end) of the story/plot. In other movies where they do this, there's a reason. A you-have-to-know-the-end-before-we-can-explain-the-beginning reason. With this there's no point, no reason, and absolutely no entertainment value added by starting the movie that way. Travolta's character comes off less "Criminal Mastermind" and more "Self-absorbed guy who likes to hear himself talk". Hugh Jackman's performance is OK but not great. The scenes with his daughter are sometimes almost great but more often sappy. Don Cheadle is the only actor in this film who gives a consistently good performance. Overall, I got the feeling that this film suffered from really bad/heavy editing. It felt rushed, with unnatural transitions and awkward plot twists. Better luck next time I guess.
