Gah. Let's go through the "Cliché Movie Checklist" (Patent Pending). Crazy, unbelievable bad guy: CHECK. Lots of explosions: CHECK. Lots of badly-rendered explosions: CHECK. Outrageous accents: CHECK. Matrix-wannabe Russian Mafia bad-guys who speak in English even when they are amongst themselves: CHECK. Guns that have WAY more bullets in a clip than they should: CHECK. Direction that makes you want to pull your hair out: CHECK. Children who are put in the direct line of danger because of parents who are too engrossed in their job: DOUBLE CHECK. Former child porn star turned actress in a lead role: EXTRA CREDIT.
I think one of the biggest problems Epicenter has is that it suffers from "dual plot syndrome". The writer, whatever a dunderhead he or she was, decided on two plots: a microchip that could destroy the world and give the Russian mafia an advantage and lots of money, and an earthquake that not only destroys things, causes explosions, and wrecks lives but also adds a dirty and dusty atmosphere. YIPEE!!
Forget it. THIS IS TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE I WILL NEVER GET BACK!!!
I think one of the biggest problems Epicenter has is that it suffers from "dual plot syndrome". The writer, whatever a dunderhead he or she was, decided on two plots: a microchip that could destroy the world and give the Russian mafia an advantage and lots of money, and an earthquake that not only destroys things, causes explosions, and wrecks lives but also adds a dirty and dusty atmosphere. YIPEE!!
Forget it. THIS IS TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE I WILL NEVER GET BACK!!!