An average movie

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, it didn't really work, I'm afraid, and the main reason why was because the whole thing was just so random. I mean, the plot was basically about a rich orphan who gets involved with some hoodlums pushing him to buy a gym so they can tear it down to build something else. However, after maybe 5 minutes, the main character, who seemed completely aimless, apparently completely forgot what he was actually supposed to do and actually became friends with the people working at this gym. Somehow, I have to admit that the whole thing was actually so absurd that it could have been actually awesome. For example, I was actually really impressed by Arnold Schwarzenegger who was playing such a complex and actually fairly deep character. He actually delivered here one of his best performances and you can only wonder what would have happened with his career if he had focused more on dramas instead than on all these action flicks. So, the characters were actually interesting but I get the feeling that Bob Rafelson had no idea what to do with them and the whole thing felt terribly half-baked after all. Anyway, to conclude, it turned out to be one of the most random films I have ever seen, it just didn't work and I don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10