Grade: B-
Lee Tamahori is not the best of directors, or, if he is, he employs very lousy special effects houses and editors. His last four films, with exception to
xXx: State of the Union, have all had some potential, but all have been missing something that would take the stories to a truly legitimate and exciting level.
Die Another Day, the absurd James Bond flick that pretty much begged for the grittier, more realistic
Casino Royale, is a perfect example: it had the pieces, but a combination of poor storytelling and incredibly inane special effects ruined it.
Along Came a Spider, the sequel to
Kiss the Girls, was decent, but it too suffered from some special effects that ripped the carpet out from under the film. And now there's
Next, a Nicolas Cage-starring thriller that has a lot going for it, but still lacks something that makes us truly believe.
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