By chance, a couple of days ago I
watched Die Hard -- from Mercury's point of view this was a bad move,
since that one shows up what a feeble actioner this is, and how far Willis
has fallen. I mean, what was the last film he was good in? [Not to
be confused with the last good film
he was in: The Fifth Element] This one has him looking after an autistic
kid, who has cracked a government code and is thus being hunted by rogue
elements of the NSA. Zzzzz. Any child would be bad enough, but using a
mentally handicapped one is a cynical marketing ploy if ever I saw one, and
it severely restricts the witty action-movie banter when one protagonist is
largely limited to shrieking "Art is a stranger!" This might count as some
profound philosophical comment, except that Art is the name of Bruce's
character. It delivers the usual "no-one to trust" schtick, without any
flair or innovation, and you know they're never going to kill the brat. You
may find yourself sympathising with the NSA most of the time.
D-
