The movie has just opened in here and though I've read a lot of bad reviews of it I had to go to see it because Michael Caine has a small part in it and I loved the original "Get Carter" from 1971.
Unfortunately the movie is indeed a bad one. The script is a good material but with probably the worst performance by Stallone ever it is lost forever. The authors wanted to give some additional psychological aura to the character of Jack Carter but Stallone simply cannot render any emotions. His make-up and his beard are terrible and the suit he's wearing makes things look even worse. His mimic looks rather funny and makes you laugh out loud in the most dramatic moments.
The direction tends to be very fresh and praises the conventions of a music video but it's not enough and makes the movie loose any mood. Fast editing, lots of flashes and different types of cinematography do not help. Too much technic and too much loud music, which by the way is pretty good.
Mickey Rourke as Cyrus Paice definitely tops Stallone's wooden acting but he relates rather on exposing his muscles than playing and it's a pity. Alan Cumming is terrible, overacted and simply stupid as Kinnear.
The only highlights are Michael Caine and Miranda Richardson. They both easily make their characters believable and realistic. It's a pity their parts are so small.
Unfortunately the movie is indeed a bad one. The script is a good material but with probably the worst performance by Stallone ever it is lost forever. The authors wanted to give some additional psychological aura to the character of Jack Carter but Stallone simply cannot render any emotions. His make-up and his beard are terrible and the suit he's wearing makes things look even worse. His mimic looks rather funny and makes you laugh out loud in the most dramatic moments.
The direction tends to be very fresh and praises the conventions of a music video but it's not enough and makes the movie loose any mood. Fast editing, lots of flashes and different types of cinematography do not help. Too much technic and too much loud music, which by the way is pretty good.
Mickey Rourke as Cyrus Paice definitely tops Stallone's wooden acting but he relates rather on exposing his muscles than playing and it's a pity. Alan Cumming is terrible, overacted and simply stupid as Kinnear.
The only highlights are Michael Caine and Miranda Richardson. They both easily make their characters believable and realistic. It's a pity their parts are so small.