An average movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I have it on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, first of all, even though Ron Howard doesn’t really have a good reputation, I still have a weak spot for his movies. Eventually, in my opinion, this movie is a typical Ron Howard feature in the sense that it was quite entertaining, rather well made, but there was definitely something missing to make it really remarkable. Indeed, the set-up was pretty intriguing but the end-result was still rather bland. Back in those days, Mel Gibson was definitely on the A list and made more waves with his movies than with the antics in his private life. Rene Russo was also a very popular actress back then but, nowadays, she is pretty much retired which is too bad in my opinion. Like most of Howard’s features, there was a lot of good stuff here and, in my opinion, it was better than many average thrillers, but there was also an obvious refusal to be edgy in any way and the whole thing remained just way too conventional for my taste. Above all, I think that the main character should been more a cold-hearted rich SOB instead of one of these typical boring heroes played by Mel Gibson. Still, even though I tend to be rather critical about thrillers, I mostly enjoyed this one and I liked how they managed to build up the tension so it is definitely worth, especially if you like the genre.

6/10