Now, never have I professed to being the best writer in the world, a full testament to that fact being I just started this sentence with a wholly inappropriate 'now'.
I am also aware that there are a million and one other blogs on the subject of film which are far more deserving of your time and attention than this one. But then this was never meant to replace your monthly subscription to Total Film, or overhaul your Netflix rental list. It was just a place for me to store my concise but fleeting thoughts about the magical medium of cinema. But even so, I'm really glad you're here. So welcome...

Monday, 7 January 2013

The Cold Light of Day

Truth be told, most of the potential twists in this story are sacrificed by the fact that Sigourney Weaver looks physically incapable of actually playing a good guy. That said, her performance is ultimately worth it, and there are still more than enough left to make it interesting enough. It does however present another fascinating example of an ordinary business consultant (in this case, read Wall Street trader) gaining CIA quality driving and gun control ability in a matter of hours. Despite that, the result does provide some reasonably good action sequences, but the film does leave itself a long way from being the best of its genre.

I think it's best for all involved if I just leave this one uncaptioned. Otherwise the "nice weapon" puns are just going to be too much for any of us to bear.

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