lots of name actors? angelina jolie, and um... yeah, that morgan freeman, he really puts butts in theater seats, doesn't he? when i want to see action movies, i immediately think freeman.
lots of moneys shots? well, yeah. it's an action movie.
half baked cgi? if by half-baked, you mean some of the more inventive, creative, and just plain kick ass cgi shots since the original matrix, then sure, i agree. and there wasn't hardly a bad cgi shot in that trailer. it was all pretty damn well done.
ridiculously stupid story? how so? it's no Shakespeare, sure, but a far as action movies go, it's pretty standard stuff. sure, the whole "curve the bullet" thing is a little goofy, but no more so than "bend the spoon, free your mind, etc." it all just serves to put awesome action on the screen, and this movie looks to have that in spades.
and as far as having charm? you're damn right it does... really, it's got the feel of fight club, the kinetic energy of the matrix, and the ridiculously breathtakingly original cinematography of night and day watch. and there's nothing wrong with any of that.
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