An average movie

I remember it pretty well when this movie was released and I’m pretty sure I actually saw the damned thing in the movie theater at the time. Before it came out, it was supposed to be the next big action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger but, unfortunately, it was critically panned and another box-office failure. I think it’s too bad because the whole thing definitely had some potential and it was probably the most original and ambitious movie made by John McTiernan. Personally, I don't think it was that bad though. The main issue is that they tried to combine many styles together (action, comedy, satire,...) but the whole thing was pretty messy and the tone was just all over the place. In my opinion, McTiernan is/was good, even one of the best, in straight action movies but his style was not subtle enough to carry something like this. Eventually, the problem is that a blockbuster of this size can never really be experimental so the whole thing was never really bold enough and, therefore, it never really reached its full potential. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I don't think it deserves such a bad reputation and it is actually worth a look, especially if you want to see an action flick which actually tries to be slightly original.