INTERNATIONAL (2009) (Preemptive Strike)

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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Well, the trailer was fun to watch, but it seems to suggest a great premise gone terribly Hollywood.


Technically any good? The premise is interesting enough--lone intel expert discovers a global bank has been funding bad, bad things and decides to take them on. However, the absurd locations of action sequences (check out the trailer if you want to see what I mean) suggests a huge level of unreality. Add that to cliche lines like "Who ever said anything about arresting you?" and you get a recipe for corn. Which is a shame, since banks are funding some pretty nasty stuff around the world for real.


How did it leave me feeling? Meh. Sick of Hollywood's idea of an action/thriller movie. If 3 Days of the Condor were remade today, they'd likely have a machine gun battle inside the Statue of Liberty--just for "irony's" sake. It's a shame because both Owen and Watts can carry a movie, but with these stupid action scenes stapled in, I'm not sure how I'm supposed to buy the movie as a whole.


Final Rating? NFI - I'll wait and NetFlix It.

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