I actually quite liked it in many ways. The acting is pretty good. Ron Perlman is always awesome, and Malcolm McDowell is also great in the part of the old governor past his prime.
Where it really works well is in their characters interaction towards the end. There's a real sense of people with their own honor and ties of friendship who are at odds suddenly. Honor, blind commitment, and ideals of justice are all tested.
The problem with the movie as a whole is the plot falls apart after the first half, especially in the last 20 minutes. There are quite a few earlier scenes where I had to suspend disbelief as to how people would act in those situations, but the ending is pretty much unbelievable and tested that suspension too far.
Good acting and cinematography, but not enough plot ideas unfortunately to prevent the holes showing.
Where it really works well is in their characters interaction towards the end. There's a real sense of people with their own honor and ties of friendship who are at odds suddenly. Honor, blind commitment, and ideals of justice are all tested.
The problem with the movie as a whole is the plot falls apart after the first half, especially in the last 20 minutes. There are quite a few earlier scenes where I had to suspend disbelief as to how people would act in those situations, but the ending is pretty much unbelievable and tested that suspension too far.
Good acting and cinematography, but not enough plot ideas unfortunately to prevent the holes showing.