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Genre :

Adventure, Sci-Fi

Release Date :

February 14, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Doug Liman

Starring :

Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell, Max Thieriot, Shawn Roberts, AnnaSophia Robb, Katie Boland, Louie Torrellas

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..there's an undeniable feeling that much more could have been milked from this concept..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 4

“..the movie is wholly dependent on special effects..”
by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
3 of 5

“..It's Liman's least charismatic action movie and the least developed, but it still packs some cracking action..”
by Olly Richards [Empire Magazine]
3 of 4

“..it's a thoroughly satisfying mash-up of action-mad spy thriller and sci-fi blockbuster..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Stanley A. Miller II [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Maitland McDonagh [TV Guide]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Rick Groen [Globe and Mail]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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It was okay but the plot line felt incomplete.

posted by Jumper on Sep 24, 2008

twilight rocks!

posted by twilight on Jan 30, 2009

uT1fOC

posted by Pghrpgwi on Jul 14, 2009
 
 

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