The main problem with this movie is that it promised so much and then delivered nothing. There's a great story lurking in this movie somewhere but it's never given time to breath.
I've also come to the conclusion over the years that if there is anything that says written by Damon Lindelof avoid at all costs. He is one of the worst writers out there. His characters can't even be defined as cliched but more card board cut outs, that are as flat and lifeless as the material they are made out of. I would even take cliched characters beside the stereotypes he marches out in front of the camera even the characters in Fast and Furious movies have more depth than the ones he creates.
His plot and story will boil down to a terrible ending as he always generates interesting ideas but can never seem to pull of a good ending or any ending at all. His stories always seem to be going somewhere but then when you get to the end you realize he had no idea where he was journeying to. Look at his filmography if you don't believe me. He's the main reason this film doesn't work.
It's a shame to because this film is built on some good ideas. It's just to bad there wasn't any focus or characters to bring those ideas to life. I would actually welcome a remake of this movie later on with someone who could bring some well deserved direction to everything.
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