While this is far from a truly terrible film, it does not have much going for it.
PROS: Best was the location and cinematography. I enjoyed the wintery landscape and the real, not CGI, snow; It added to the mood. I also liked the city, Grand Rapids, since Los Angeles and Miami are tiresome, overused settings.
The acting was mixed. Some of the acting was good (Smart, Purcell, Trejos, Craig Fairbrass and a few others) and some was pretty bad (the detectives and the head mobster, Vinnie). Bautista was okay. He came across as a nice guy.
The girls (the dancers and Purcell's wife) were pretty and nice to look at since not much else was going on.
CONS: Worst was the script. It is cliched and predictable. You have your typical crooked detective, your typical traitorous right-hand man who wants to takeover, your typical disbelieving cop who has it in for the protagonist, your typical ex-cop/ex-con protagonist, your typical set-up, your typical death of anyone who starts to believe the protagonist's innocence, and your typical urban thriller soundtrack.
Which leads me to my last point--the music was subpar and annoying.
I suppose it is okay if there is nothing better on.
PROS: Best was the location and cinematography. I enjoyed the wintery landscape and the real, not CGI, snow; It added to the mood. I also liked the city, Grand Rapids, since Los Angeles and Miami are tiresome, overused settings.
The acting was mixed. Some of the acting was good (Smart, Purcell, Trejos, Craig Fairbrass and a few others) and some was pretty bad (the detectives and the head mobster, Vinnie). Bautista was okay. He came across as a nice guy.
The girls (the dancers and Purcell's wife) were pretty and nice to look at since not much else was going on.
CONS: Worst was the script. It is cliched and predictable. You have your typical crooked detective, your typical traitorous right-hand man who wants to takeover, your typical disbelieving cop who has it in for the protagonist, your typical ex-cop/ex-con protagonist, your typical set-up, your typical death of anyone who starts to believe the protagonist's innocence, and your typical urban thriller soundtrack.
Which leads me to my last point--the music was subpar and annoying.
I suppose it is okay if there is nothing better on.