The strength of the cast was not enough to save this film.
Often times I'll rent movies, even when I know nothing about it, if I see actors I like. Most recently I rented The Great Buck Howard because of John Malkovich and Colin Hanks, and sure enough, it was great.
I give my trust to these actors to pick good movies to star in, and when I saw Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane, and (especially) John Malkovich, I gave this film a shot. I thought even if it wasn't good, it'd at least be fun.
Nope, it was pretty terrible.