The Conspiracy??? Who hired the Actors. The acting was so BAD this Thriller became a Comedy. GTCPA

PLEASE, I beg of you, don't waste your time or money on this piece of cinematic rubbish! Bullet points explaining my distain: - Shane West + Worst actor (not to mention leading man) since Michael Moore - The decent casting (except Shane West) falsely draws you in, then you are totally betrayed - Either the stars they got to be in this were lied to, or they had some kind of anti-America agenda they thought they could fulfill by making a movie that frames America as a world evil and Russia (of all countries) as the defender of human rights! - Terrible script - Laughable acting by Shane West - Completely predictable storyline...not ONE twist that wasn't completely obvious. I could go on and on, but just believe me that this movie SUCKS!!!

ECHELON CONSPIRACY has some great ideas - much like the far better new film THE INTERNATIONAL - but made a key casting error in its lead of Shane West. He tries hard, but he just doesn't have the screen presence or weight to carry a movie of this ilk; the film is trying to have the same impact of a BOURNE movie, but they are missing Matt Damon in the lead role. An ambitious film, it was shot on several different continents with an diverse cast of note with stars of the indie world including Ving Rhames and Edward Burns plus legends such as Jonathan Pryce and Martin Sheen, but ultimately it cannot overcome the lack of presence in the lead and the many plot holes which in the very least are questionable. One certainly promising note is the lead actress - Tamara Feldman - who has an interesting look and possibilities as a femme fatale - reminds one of Vera Farmiga. If Feldman, who has been in various TV shows this decade, plays her cards correctly, she could ascend to cinema stardom.

BIG BUILD UP FOR NO CLIMAX! CAN WAIT FOR DVD

I honestly had no idea what this movie was going to be about when I bought the ticket. I wanted to watch something on opening day in a theater that just opened near my house yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a very entertaining film, even though it was basically Eagle Eye, with a different cast of actors and characters. The story may be recently done(really recently) but it was still done in a captivating manner. The very end, by the way, is far different from Eagle Eye, and one of the most awesome I've seen in years. I would recommend this film to anyone looking for an entertainingly good time; however, I would say it can wait for the video release and be a rental. I don't see very much replay value in this film. Thanks and happy viewings.