An average movie

I have always been a fan of Robert De Niro but, let's be honest, the last 20 years of his career have been filled with crap. This movie was one of the few exceptions as it was very well very received upon its release though. Frankly, it didn't blow me away the first time I watched it maybe 10 years ago but since it has a decent reputation, I thought I should give it a 2nd shot. Honestly, I ended up with the same feeling. I mean, the directing was gritty and effective, there was a nice competent cast (Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Michael Lonsdale, Jonathan Pryce) and there was some impressive action scenes, especially those famous car chases which were really awesome. Still, I don't think it was that amazing though. I mean, even though it was definitely entertaining, at the end of the day, the story was just one those generic and convoluted thriller plots with the usual back-stabbing and 'surprising' twists. It seems that this flick basically gets extra points for its great car chases. I mean, I do agree, those scenes were really impressive but were they enough to make it a great movie? I don't think so. Still, there are many things to enjoy here and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10