Kathryn Bigelow directs this Cameron-penned vehicle that aims for high concept but ultimately fails. Cameron's influence is painfully obvious: the film has clunky dialogue, runs for two and a half hours, and gets lost amidst its layers of plots. Every line Angela Bassett delivers is said with such a demanding conviction that I eventually thought she could not act otherwise. Juliette Lewis is painful to watch. Ralph Fiennes does as well as he can to hold the film together, but while the film is a visual feast, it's not enough to make up for the film's other problems. This film, like Bigelow's Near Dark (1987), has a great concept but fails in the execution.
6/10
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