
Overview
Genre :
Action, ThrillerRelease Date :
February 10, 2009 (DVD)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
John CarterStarring :
Cuba Gooding Jr., J.K. Simmons, Lance Reddick, John Terry, Clarence Williams III, Jaclyn DeSantis, David Jensen
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Reader's Reviews

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posted by abcdefg on Apr 25, 2012 07:16:32
This could be a cult movie and could go down in movie history! People might actually watch this in the future for being the worlds most stupid movie ever made. It could be used as part of educational traning at film school. Everything you need to know what not to do when you make a movie. My cat could have done a more intelligent job of putting this movie together. I will give this movie one compliment - it held my undivided attention right through to the very end. I was so dumbstruck with disbelief that I just had to see how bad it really was. Infact you really have to see this movie to believe me. I garantee you will be amazed !
posted by lolpop on Feb 11, 2011 04:34:41
To the person who asked what is a hero without a villain, how can you not understand that? We would not need a hero if we did not have villains. This movie is about a conspiracy of the us government. They're doing bad things (even outside of this movie) that 99.9999999999% of people will never know about. However, this man found out, and plans to do something about it. I hope this clears the movie up a bit for some people.
posted by Matt on Jan 31, 2011 12:01:35
i would give this move 0 stars but unfortunately that is not possible
posted by it sucked on Aug 18, 2010 07:38:57
So so so so bad
posted by donga on Jul 25, 2010 08:54:54
Just finnished this movie and wanted to look the plot to see if I got it and I think I did ... I really enjoyed it ... Then again I must admit I'm high as fuck right now haha
posted by Random kid on Jul 22, 2010 05:45:37
I haven't even seen the whole movie just caught the end , I'm trying to find that song sit and wait that plays at the end,apparently everyone else is trying to find the soundtrack like me, not sure if it exists
posted by Wozz on Jun 29, 2010 09:00:27
what is the song the girl played on the jukbox
posted by me on May 20, 2010 01:13:37
some who understand it liked it und most didn't get it and unliked it. big deal. don't ya hav other problems than writin always the same bs and showing your dumbness
posted by Peter on Apr 03, 2010 05:19:22
I can't even pretend to understand what I just watched! WTF is the poin?
posted by Whoa on Mar 29, 2010 11:01:25It all depends on your perspective and where you understanding is here in the matrix. If you know what I know you can see hear and put into context the messages hidden herein. There are messages everywhere in this movie. It's more of a communique than it is a movie. Something is being said that isn't said aloud. The words are less important that the images, symbols, and etc. The song list for this movie is a good place to start.
posted by Superman on Mar 02, 2010 12:33:03
Oh my god! This movie is so bad. It is not even entertaining, its like a Steven Segal or Wesley Snipes movie without action.... pointless!
posted by doinit32 on Mar 01, 2010 03:40:20
I had to start looking for reviews about 10 minutes into this movie to see if there was anyone out there who thought this movie was good. This movie has now tied GI Joe for the worst film of all time. They took 87 minutes to make a movie that would have been better off at 0 minutes. Horrible writing, horrible acting, horrible dialogue, horrible directing, horrible everything. This film sucks so bad, do not ever watch this film if you are reading this review and the those who said that they liked this film, you have the right to like whatever you want but you must have the worst taste in movies.
posted by we-oh-oh on Mar 01, 2010 03:37:22how hard it is to find a sound track?
posted by dumn on Feb 13, 2010 09:47:24
Movie in 16:05, what's the name of that song
posted by 17g on Jan 21, 2010 06:46:51
it's a movie to watch 2 times to understand...excelent !
posted by dibax on Jan 21, 2010 04:28:14
I watched to movie for 7 mins and staired at the carpet for 80!!!!
posted by Loosey on Jan 08, 2010 12:28:39
I watched to movie for 7 mins and starred at the carpet for 80!!!!
posted by Loosey on Jan 08, 2010 12:28:27
My favorite part of the movie: THE END
posted by Peafunk on Jan 08, 2010 12:09:00
I wish I could like this movie! But I am so stuck! Very Confusing! But it has potential
posted by Rio on Jan 05, 2010 11:59:28
TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by GG on Dec 29, 2009 04:31:39
The best part of the movie I thought was the sound track. Opps!, there is no sound track:-(
posted by EmptyWhenFull on Oct 24, 2009 10:34:32
Best part of the movie was music!
posted by Martin on Sep 12, 2009 01:12:18
Best part of the movie was music!
posted by Martin on Sep 12, 2009 01:11:33The writers strike must have been on and the financers employed their children to script this film. Total shit worst film I have seen since Boxing Helana!!
posted by TJJ on Sep 06, 2009 04:00:08
i have lost the...
posted by willtolive on Aug 27, 2009 04:43:39
Even a boring documentary is more interesting than this "movie". A lot of scenes were totally unrealistic and I could't watch more than half of the movie without falling asleep. How can anyone rate this movie more that one star?
posted by Benji on Aug 19, 2009 08:23:28
"Where the hell is the GD soundtrack?!"
posted by Truett on Jul 23, 2009 03:37:10
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posted by Wfcrssch on Jul 13, 2009 11:15:47
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posted by Kyzhkzoq on Jul 13, 2009 02:43:20
I didn't think it was possible to make such shite! If it was possible to give a negative score, I would! I will have to get someone else to pick my movies in the future as I clearly have no eye for it - oh um!
posted by badtasetinmovies on Jul 12, 2009 01:53:47
i wanna know the soundtrack about this movie
posted by beno on Jul 07, 2009 05:19:09
The movie is good and it has some good sceens. I tought I understood the movie. But in the end I didn't understand anything!
posted by Hassan on Jul 06, 2009 10:45:56
wow cuba should never make another movie after this i thought the actors were supposed to read the script guess not
posted by ding dong on Jul 05, 2009 02:43:36
Exactly what was the point? The flashbacks totally lost me and I could never figure out what was going on. They must have hired a moron to write the script.
posted by Hurricane Bob on Jul 04, 2009 08:43:37
Every movie I have ever seen w Cuba Gooding Jr has always been good, however this one is horrible!
posted by trex on Jul 01, 2009 03:49:20
I've been googling to find out WTF this movie is about longer than it took to watch it. What is a hero without a villian? I don't know!!! Fuck. I overlooked the bad acting, the low budget, the lack of tit sceens that should acompany all B-movies, in hopes that at the end this piece of shit would make sense...nope. This readers review section is more entertaining and fullfilling than the movie. I want my money and my star back!
posted by iliketoburmymoney on Jun 27, 2009 08:44:42
worst dam movie ever. the old guy (dad from juno) was the worst portrayal of a soldier ive ever seen. he held his weapon like a 10 year old girl would. i usually love these types of movies but this movie unsuccessfully attempted to differentiate itself by having a purposefully complex plot. only problem is that this is not a good enough plot to warrant such forceful ambiguity. Cuba had his good and bad moments. good: interactions with the chick. bad: sitting in the restaurant with Mac before going down to the cellar. his acting in this scene was, well just annoying how horrible he was.
posted by afd on Jun 24, 2009 05:58:11
I kept waiting to figure out what the hell was going on in this movie and who the bad guys were. by the time it ended i had spent the entire movie going huh what i dont get it and what the hell is this about. Now instead of being entertained before i go to bed i get to be completely confused and disapointed. Ill probably have dream of being on a mission where i have to find something that does something to make me find something else so i can get something...I know right thats what the movie was you read that and your were like WTF that makes no sense. Horrible move.
posted by huh on Jun 17, 2009 12:18:04
Cuba reaffirms his place as a B-List actor. dude, you had potential
posted by Hello on Jun 14, 2009 10:56:40
No idea what it was about, just wasted 90 minutes of my life...
posted by moviewatcher on Jun 11, 2009 12:09:11
Oh my god. Horrible. Not only did they obviously do this as cheap as friggin' possible, but their story was even worse than the budget. I could have even overlooked the cheapness of it if the story was good, but the story was so monstrous, that I still can't figure out which is worse. I still love how the convenience store clerk is just like "Okay, I'll torch my store". Sure he only knew him for all of 30 seconds, but, no problem, I'll destroy my livelihood with no backround on you. Holy crap, I'll never watch a movie by this toolbag again, cause if anyone thinks he didn't know exactly what he was doing when he signed this contract, then they're fooling themselves.
posted by Oww... on May 30, 2009 05:25:38
my god i just absolutely wasted my time watching this awful shitshow of a film. i would rather have sat in my room picking my asshole searching for dingleberries for 87 minutes than put myself through the pain and misery of this horrific piece of terd trash. cuba you should never work with anyone associated with this movie ever again and you would be better off working as a janitor at a prison. F-- and im pissed off that i wasted my time on this bag of hell.
posted by SEAL on May 29, 2009 04:22:49i rented this movie expecting to get an hour and a half of good entertainment since Cuba Gooding Jr. was the main character of this movie. Unfortunately I had to realize that the story to this movie was one of the most boring stories I have ever seen. I had to stop the movie half way through because I couldn't take it anymore. It's very disappointing to see such a bad performance from a good actor as Cuba Gooding Jr. I hope he will read the script to his next movie before he decides to take the role.
posted by moviefan on May 27, 2009 02:20:07
i fell asleep twice during this movie. and each time i woke up i still couldnt believe i rented this. i believe the conspiracy has something to do with where the terrorist film there captives being tortured. they left an envelope there but thats all i got from it. stupid damn movie. shouldve went to bed after transporter 3.
posted by falling asleep on May 24, 2009 01:44:13
have no idea what i just watched or what happened in the process. movie sucked
posted by prust67 on May 17, 2009 09:25:55
One of the worst movies I've seen. Aside from the unoriginal plot and lines ripped from other movies (including Batman Begins), the storytelling was confusing and obfiscated. I'm all for subtlety and clever techniques - provided they work - and in 'Way' they don't. I honestly thought my DVD must've been a pirate with half the movie missing.
posted by Usually forgiving on May 16, 2009 01:03:51
WTF...this was the worst movie I have ever seen...no action...no humor...no suspense...simply confusion and BS
posted by bob_dobolina on Apr 22, 2009 11:00:56y is the movie rated r im just about to watch from netflix
posted by add on Apr 22, 2009 09:48:10
This movie is boring, but the soundtrack is amazing,where find the soundtrack of this movie? I cannot find the soundtrack...
posted by Vagner on Apr 22, 2009 02:27:47
completely nonsensical and Pseudointellectual
posted by bigdaninorlando on Apr 06, 2009 08:40:22
The action scenes consist of three guys going on wiht war cliches and a stage hand blowing off firecrackers in the background. Look through, most people give this one star. Some however give it more, and the them I ask "are you the idiots who still approve of George Bush?" Some substantial portion of the population are aparently borderline retarded. Its not just that the movie didn't make sense (that's true) its that it didn't make sense the way a four year old child doesn't make sense. The acting was also awful. I wouldn't spring for the matches to burn this piece of rubish.
posted by ugggg on Apr 02, 2009 08:21:49
WTF ?
posted by Cuba Gooding Jr. on Apr 01, 2009 08:00:03
Made no sense, I thought maybe the flash backs would finally fill me in, No. Bad acting - Stalking a prey and talking loudly among themselves, then hearing something and jumping around a corner - then continue to talk loudly. In the end I still have no idea what this movie is about. Long monologues that tell nothing !
posted by Callahan on Apr 01, 2009 07:49:04
its ok i think
posted by maria on Mar 27, 2009 09:14:37I have never gone online to read reviews on a movie and well I come to find out that Im not the only one that doesn't know WTF this movie is about. I also agree with every one that left one star, but everyone else that left more than that well I think they were waching something else.
posted by Pitt52U on Mar 27, 2009 03:19:36
Fake action scenes throughout. What was his 'primary' objective? Why did the secretary of defense spend his nights in an underground boxing ring? Why was he killed? Why were they trying to kill cuba? Why did they kill his girlfriend? What was the conspiracy? What was the truth he had to expose? Whoever wrote this should be strung up by their toes and shot.
posted by confused on Mar 25, 2009 08:27:06
I'm with nose-picker. In fact if I had picked your nose for 87 minutes it would have been a better use of my time. WTF was this movie about???
posted by ???????? on Mar 25, 2009 08:22:33
IS there any body can tell me that what is the name of the music when he got out of the boxing room?Thanks!
posted by Jiujin on Mar 24, 2009 12:33:00
Really Bad. Very funny how someone can sneak into the white house with no trouble. Stands in the open against shooters like superman. Gag!
posted by Just Kill Me Now on Mar 23, 2009 07:56:22
Don't waste your money on this one. Wow. Very hard to follow.
posted by Butter on Mar 22, 2009 07:33:04
I'm going to blow my brains out. I can't believe I ever accepted this role. Don't watch. You'll hate me more than I hate myself for this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Cuba Gooding Jr. on Mar 18, 2009 11:06:48
If I sat in my room alone and picked my nose for 87 minutes I would have felt more fulfilled...and that would be true even if I came up empty. I was WAY more entertained by the comments made here than I was by watching the "movie."
posted by nose-picker on Mar 16, 2009 11:51:42
worst movie ever by Cuba G Junior
posted by TM on Mar 15, 2009 09:55:32
I was expecting something good from Cuba out of this, but the writing and acting were just horrible. I kept waiting for the cloud of confusion to be lifted and have some light shed on what the whole movie was about...but that never happened! Waste of time and money.
posted by SaxMaster on Mar 14, 2009 12:12:07
Please give me my 87 mins back....bad acting, bad planning and no story..I'm with the guy who would rather watch a purple dinnosaur...
posted by dissapointed on Mar 07, 2009 07:37:40
92 minutes....This is the quickest i am returning a movie to the redbox and it took 87 minutes to watch.
posted by Samuel Dalambert on Mar 05, 2009 12:31:55
What did they spend 5 million dollars on the catering in between sets... this movie was filmed in 87 minutes.
posted by sissyandherbert on Mar 04, 2009 10:26:30
I fell into Cuba jr's character and still haven't come out, this movie made me vomit in my mouth and poop my pants due to bad acting and soundtrack. I personally like bad movies, but just to think there are human beings that would film and release such a monstrosity is worrisome. I do like those special dorks and there tactics and coolness being the only three choads against the Ace of Spades.
posted by knowrespect on Mar 04, 2009 04:02:29
Good God, That was obviously directed by a teenage trust fund little kid. No acting was involved. I kept thinking how could a good actor like cuba sit through this movie acting? He was in the worst movie of all time...!!! WTF
posted by WTF!!! on Mar 01, 2009 03:48:23
This movie is complete trash, don't bother
posted by WTF on Feb 28, 2009 08:56:11
Awful...your time would be better spent staring at the carpet for 87 minutes.
posted by Bad Movie on Feb 28, 2009 02:39:59
Go buy a cheeseburger instead of renting this movie. At the end of the day you will feel better and more accomplished.
posted by StupidMovie on Feb 27, 2009 08:27:29
I want the 87 mins of my life back. This was by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I would rather watch barney and friends than endure the pain of this hellacious movie!!!! I would never, ever, recommend this movie to anyone.
posted by Hmm on Feb 27, 2009 08:25:48
So for a while I was thinking hey this could be a good movie, until my roommate and I didn't know what we were watching and what was happening?? WTF is the point of jumping around so much during the movie with no plot visable?
posted by SPD on Feb 26, 2009 02:50:01
Who the hell is John Carter,Dave Pomier, Scott Schafer, and Richard Salvatore? Is Cuba trying to end his career? I wouldn't even do this movie, and I am not even an actor. Confusing: Who editted this story? The plot,if there is one was lost in the first 10 minutes of the movie. If you could call this a movie. No time spent on any character development. Not even Cuba's character. The real film that should have been probably is still on the floor in the editing room. The military parts were unrealistic. I've seen children play war more believable than that. In closing.....WTF?
posted by IRIS on Feb 24, 2009 04:59:31
This is the most confusing movie I have ever watched. The trailer puts the film in a different order, which probably would have made more sense. However, even after the supposed explanation of the conspiracy, you still don't know what in the world happened, what Cuba's character was looking for, or who the villain was. This film doesn't even deserve the 1 star.
posted by What? on Feb 22, 2009 12:03:29
ok, just sat through this, and I have no idea what I just watched... What's the conspiracy? How exactly is he trying to expose it? Acting was decent, but the plot made absolutely no sense whatsoever.
posted by WhatJustHappened on Feb 21, 2009 11:24:17
Absoloutely Dreadful nonsense!!! No continuity, looks cheap, ridiculous plot, non-sequiteurs galore, irrelevant asides, useless acting
posted by Hoolio on Feb 21, 2009 09:31:37
Clearly showed intellengce and thought - would like to see the whole screenplay!
posted by Bob on Feb 20, 2009 02:06:01
Are you kidding me? Some people actually thought that this was a good movie? When the 3 military fakes were waiting for the terrorists, they were talking extremely loud, telling lame jokes, and jumping around corners like they're bullet proof. Fake! Then one of the guys is holding his gun at the hip like an inexperienced moron. Hard to watch! The movie just gets worse from there. The 5 million dollar budget must have been used to play Gooding's salary! Don't rent unless it was free. Heck, I rented it for free and was mad!
posted by g2 on Feb 16, 2009 08:42:05
This movie was honestly a joke. I am watching it right now and it is honestly a laughing matter
posted by StevieD on Feb 15, 2009 12:51:22
The movie has moments of brilliance and then you find yourself going, WTF just happened? The filming is excellent, the movie looks good, I think the script is the weakness here. Not bad though for a small budget flick.
posted by Sizematerz on Feb 15, 2009 11:04:35
This movie is awful, what were you guys thinking? It is full of plot holes, and what's worse when the characters run out of things to say they misquote Sun Tzu. If you haven't seen it here is the plot: Cuba and three random special forces guys somehow get close to Osama, then Cuba ends up in America. In one night Cuba a) can't find a box, b) gets shot, c)wins a boxing match (while still recovering from the bullet wound), d) convinces a guy to burn down a grocery store, e) and somehow sneaks into the White House unnoticed. Waste of Time.
posted by Seanomatic on Feb 14, 2009 09:43:21
Worst movie Cuba Gooding, Jr. has ever been in. He is a good actor, but this movie leaves a lot to be desired as far as plot and continuity. We watched all of it to see if it would get better, but it was one of those movies that you tell yourself: "I can't believe I sat here and watched the whole movie".
posted by whutever on Feb 12, 2009 08:49:39the truth about the war in the middle east is a confusing mess - Cuba played a fantastic part in this movie. If all believe it's boring, good. That means you haven't been in the shoes of a man similar to cuba in this movie. Is there a soundtrack? I cannot find it.
posted by hislop on Feb 12, 2009 07:14:20
I don't get this movie the story is bad and confusing. Watched it 2 times and i'm ex Military SGT E5.
posted by bdc on Feb 11, 2009 09:26:47
Movie rocked! Was that keifer Sutherland doing a cameo?
posted by Twotimz on Feb 10, 2009 09:49:40
Worst movie cuba is in and worst MAKES NO SENSE!
posted by ruboneout69 on Feb 10, 2009 01:51:10
Ode to Jason Pollock?
posted by Yosarian 911 on Jan 09, 2009 07:59:44
which version of "all along the watchtower" used in this film? i can't find it anywhere
posted by crybaby on Dec 28, 2008 11:14:00Caul es el soundtrack de esta pelicula ??
posted by alan on Dec 22, 2008 05:05:13
Great movie
posted by Jameson on Dec 21, 2008 10:07:54
I agree with dobrovolskiy victor acting was strong, Great war movie. Cuba was AWESOME
posted by War on Dec 21, 2008 10:06:12
very bad movie. boring
posted by Ung on Dec 20, 2008 04:26:07
Slow tempo, great acting and intiruing storyline. Loved the slow real worl action
posted by raynor on Dec 11, 2008 11:56:17
boring
posted by boot on Dec 01, 2008 10:05:38
I agree with AK and joe... 'sigh' the way Mr. Jameson (from spiderman) was holding his weapon really irritatied me.
posted by hayden on Nov 28, 2008 08:54:15
acting was strong. slow but gripping - which is a great quality. difficult to compeletly understand, but you understand enough...
posted by afficianado on Nov 23, 2008 08:39:58
Great movie; war as it is is war the concept of the movie is about becoming what you fight in the end Cuba became a terriost
posted by Riftwake on Nov 11, 2008 05:55:08
Difficult to follow, slow, mediocre acting.. definitely not one of the better movies I've seen. Maybe worth a weekend dvd watch, but that's about it.
posted by AK on Nov 10, 2008 09:49:30
i have just sat through an entire film, and have to say i have no idea what its about!
posted by joe on Nov 10, 2008 09:27:52
AWESOME MOVIE! A lil difficult to understand tho.. just didn't click
posted by ubmaan on Nov 09, 2008 12:27:17
AWSOME MOVIE I LOVED IT it was kindof difficult to understand but still good
posted by dobrovolskiy victor on Nov 09, 2008 10:10:34
this was one of the best movies iv ever seen
posted by dobrovolskiy victor on Nov 09, 2008 10:08:16




