On a scale of 1-10


How good do you think this movie is?

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I agree with 6/10.

As many know, the film was originally set to be released a few weeks after 9/11, but due to that tragedy it was set back four months wherein an anti-CIA subplot was removed, as well as a plane hijacking. What we are left with is a by-the-numbers action/adventure with a couple of highlights and a compelling final act that features a nice unexpected twist.

At the beginning of the second act there’s a spectacular waterfall sequence (shot in southeastern Mexico) that's to die for.

Another highlight occurs at the end of the second act where the movie successfully drives home the problem with military attacks and the eventual revenge of the enemies: One nation’s military attacks a paramilitary organization wherein innocent civilians are killed, which is considered “collateral damage,” and so the paramilitarists attack the nation in question with more “collateral damage.” Who’s right and who’s wrong? And where does it end?


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