This film is positive proof that the Hollywood Establishment regards the movie-going public as mindless fools. There is no other way to explain this release of what is surely one of the worst films of all time.
Watching Ice Cube trying to behave like Vin Diesel was just so embarrassingly pathetic, it has probably dealt a fatal blow to whatever acting career he might have otherwise had. Even if he could act, his pudgy physique is just ludicrously inappropriate for an action hero.
On the other hand, even without Ice Cube this would still have been a terrible film. So perhaps casting Ice Cube is really a good move, because at least they've got the fan base, who will love it no matter how bad it is. It would be hardly surprising for Vin Diesel to turn it down after 10 seconds perusing the script. I don't know if he was offered the part or not, but he'd be crazy to have anything to do with it.
What I can't understand is why Samuel Jackson allowed himself to be associated with this career-torpedoing piece of trash. It would seem he was aware it was a stinker, because he was obviously just going through the motions.
So, the poor viewer doesn't even have the 'so bad it's good' option, as with some of Van Damme's offerings; this is just 'so bad it's woeful'. Van Damme has a presence that lets you enjoy the performance even knowing the film is awful. Mr. Cube has no presence whatever and all you can do is wonder what the hell he's doing there.
Somehow we, the movie-going public, have to inform Hollywood that we are not willing to have our intelligence thus insulted. Poor casting, direction and screenplay cannot be compensated by a big explosion every 3 minutes.
So, I think I can fairly put this as one of the all-time worst films I've ever seen. Maybe nearly as bad as 'The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra'. One star is about 10 too many.
Watching Ice Cube trying to behave like Vin Diesel was just so embarrassingly pathetic, it has probably dealt a fatal blow to whatever acting career he might have otherwise had. Even if he could act, his pudgy physique is just ludicrously inappropriate for an action hero.
On the other hand, even without Ice Cube this would still have been a terrible film. So perhaps casting Ice Cube is really a good move, because at least they've got the fan base, who will love it no matter how bad it is. It would be hardly surprising for Vin Diesel to turn it down after 10 seconds perusing the script. I don't know if he was offered the part or not, but he'd be crazy to have anything to do with it.
What I can't understand is why Samuel Jackson allowed himself to be associated with this career-torpedoing piece of trash. It would seem he was aware it was a stinker, because he was obviously just going through the motions.
So, the poor viewer doesn't even have the 'so bad it's good' option, as with some of Van Damme's offerings; this is just 'so bad it's woeful'. Van Damme has a presence that lets you enjoy the performance even knowing the film is awful. Mr. Cube has no presence whatever and all you can do is wonder what the hell he's doing there.
Somehow we, the movie-going public, have to inform Hollywood that we are not willing to have our intelligence thus insulted. Poor casting, direction and screenplay cannot be compensated by a big explosion every 3 minutes.
So, I think I can fairly put this as one of the all-time worst films I've ever seen. Maybe nearly as bad as 'The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra'. One star is about 10 too many.