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"dumb and incoherent", says one reviewer...
Posted by Hans (more from Hans) on Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:17:22
In Reply to: waiting for a trusted review, Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery]
, Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:04:25
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Here's a snip or two from the New York Times' review.
"No Hollywood action thriller has begun quite like "Swordfish," in which a cocky John Travolta, smirking at the camera, offers a jauntily erudite and cynical analysis of "Dog Day Afternoon." It is such a nervy (not to mention critic-massaging) opening gambit that for a tantalizing moment this high-tech spy yarn looks to be one of the brighter progeny of "Pulp Fiction."
<snip>
"Swordfish" turns into a meticulously choreographed bang-by-the-numbers action fantasy that I would accuse of peddling evil if the film weren't so dumb and incoherent.
<snip>
With its blasé blend of bogus international intrigue and action-for-action's-sake, "Swordfish" suggests a James Bond movie stripped of humor. True, there are a few moments of wit, like the opening sequence. But the dominant tone masquerading as humor is a snide, rancid nihilism devoid of laughs, unless wholesale destruction and gloating stupidity are what tickle your funny bone.
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