As others have stated, this is kind of a strange film because it is a combination of street action, comedy, and well... Indiana Jones.
I felt the transition from one genre to the next was a bit awkward. It started out as an action flick, pitting the titular hero against some macho tough hombres in a LA night club scene. However, when it transitioned to the Amazon scene it just felt so unnatural and out of place. I think it is probably due to overdoing the comical shock with the Scottish pilot speaking jibberish.
The rest of the movie, I felt that though it tries to keep it lighthearted, it could've benefited from a more realistic atmosphere. Getting lost in the Amazon should have more dangerous appeals than just the monkeys, remember Jungle with Radcliffe? I'm not saying it needs to portray that level of realism, but at least add more dangerous scenes. Otherwise, you get that feel like they were just walking through a movie set.
The fight scene with the rebels also came off silly and ridiculous, pushing it more towards slap-stick humor. This scene could've been done a lot better. The same with the scene when they found the Gato, this should've been a highlight in the film and I thought it was completely downplayed. Compare this scene with Indiana Jone's intro scene of Raiders and you'd understand how poorly this film did it. It was not suspenseful, not interesting, and not really exciting.
Rest of the film, story is cliche but acceptable. Christopher Walken was amazingly hilarious. The action scenes are quite good, I especially appreciated the slow motion parts so you can see clearly. However, that being said, the first fight scene would be better without the strobe lights. It just made it hard to see and nauseating. The last scene was alright, again it was somewhat anti-climatic when Beck started using guns. This was suppose to be a turning point and I was expecting a lot more fancy moves.
So overall an average film, but it did keep me entertained. The pacing was good, so it was not dull. But I'm giving it 1 pt up for the monkey scene, which was just down right hilarious and creative. Wish there were more scenes of such caliber in the film.
A solid 6.
I felt the transition from one genre to the next was a bit awkward. It started out as an action flick, pitting the titular hero against some macho tough hombres in a LA night club scene. However, when it transitioned to the Amazon scene it just felt so unnatural and out of place. I think it is probably due to overdoing the comical shock with the Scottish pilot speaking jibberish.
The rest of the movie, I felt that though it tries to keep it lighthearted, it could've benefited from a more realistic atmosphere. Getting lost in the Amazon should have more dangerous appeals than just the monkeys, remember Jungle with Radcliffe? I'm not saying it needs to portray that level of realism, but at least add more dangerous scenes. Otherwise, you get that feel like they were just walking through a movie set.
The fight scene with the rebels also came off silly and ridiculous, pushing it more towards slap-stick humor. This scene could've been done a lot better. The same with the scene when they found the Gato, this should've been a highlight in the film and I thought it was completely downplayed. Compare this scene with Indiana Jone's intro scene of Raiders and you'd understand how poorly this film did it. It was not suspenseful, not interesting, and not really exciting.
Rest of the film, story is cliche but acceptable. Christopher Walken was amazingly hilarious. The action scenes are quite good, I especially appreciated the slow motion parts so you can see clearly. However, that being said, the first fight scene would be better without the strobe lights. It just made it hard to see and nauseating. The last scene was alright, again it was somewhat anti-climatic when Beck started using guns. This was suppose to be a turning point and I was expecting a lot more fancy moves.
So overall an average film, but it did keep me entertained. The pacing was good, so it was not dull. But I'm giving it 1 pt up for the monkey scene, which was just down right hilarious and creative. Wish there were more scenes of such caliber in the film.
A solid 6.