I thought the movie was great. I was expecting a completely unbelievable piece of crap because of the reviews and the previews, but it was good.

This was well received from the half ful theatre (which is saying something for a friday matinee) and nobody walked out or sighed as too many do as of late with the mundane list of recent movies (save for those I have reviewed. This is a good movie that is only surpassed by the availability of some great movies out now (the reader, slumdog millionaire, gran torino etc) but not one that you'll feel robbed by the time you leave. Clive Owen is a good lead with the right background and reason to persue a bank with terrorist links which to my view is based loosly on the BCCI bank scandal in the 90's (perhaps pushed to extremes) A worthy friday night movie with your buddies. Grade: B-

The movie was sort of your basic action thriller with a lot of fast moving action. The performances were good in terms of the two leads who played out the stress filled, paranoid and frightening consequences of an international bank which uses contract assassins to further its goals. It's a very disturbing film in terms of the concept it advances, but it certainly wasn't boring.

I am surprised that this got a "So-So" review. This is a timely movie, some stick with you lines, great action, and gives the viewer something to think about and talk about long after seeing the flick. I suspect that in the day and age of over-the-top action sequences using the latest digital technology, using sex, nudity and explicit language to get people in the seats and being bombarded with stories that make your mind turn to mush rather than make you think, I can see why some folks may not have appreciated the quality of this movie. If you are looking for a good suspense thriller with action and intellect, this is a must see. Don't get me wrong, I love a good old "Die Hard" type movie, but am tired of that being the ONLY kind of action thriller being produced the past few years.

The preview for this movie does not do it any justice. I went into the movie thinking it was going to have a weak story line that would not be able to keep me engaged for the lenght of the movie. I was pleasantly surprised when the movie was not what I expected. I was glad to see that the movie was not too direct with the whole mob thing, something that kept me engaged in the movie. Naomi wasn't that great in this one. There were a few scenes when she just didn't seem to have the energy to keep the audience entertained, luckily, the scenes where she appeared the least in were my favorite, sorry Naomi.