An average movie

I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Guy Pearce, I thought I might as well give it a try. To be honest, it is only when the film started, during the credits, that I discovered that it was a Besson production. It wasn't exactly a positive sign. I mean, I do respect the fact that Luc Besson is probably the only one in France or even in Europe who is able to challenge the Americans on their own turf. Still, it doesn’t mean that the movies he writes and produces nowadays are actually really good and this flick was a fine example. Sure, I have a weak spot for SF features and the whole thing did look good. On top of that, Guy Pearce never disappoints and he had some decent one-liners throughout the whole thing. And yet, I really had a hard time to care about the damned thing. Indeed, the plot was just so generic, so pedestrian, I got bored pretty quickly. Furthermore, I thought that Maggie Grace, also to be seen in the 'Taken' trilogy from the Besson factory, was pretty weak. To conclude, I have seen worse but I still don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10