Spookyrat speaks the truth. You must not have seen "Blackhat"... That effort makes MV look like the best movie ever in comparison.
And I do not dislike MV either. It is a well-paced story with in-your-face violence and action and some sexy scenes especially with Gong Li. After watching "Blackhat" I do think the guy may have a slight Asian woman fetish.
The biggest problem that I have with this film is that almost none of the characters are really likeable. Crockett, Tubbs and Castillo are all arrogant pricks and are not even slightly charming enough to make up for it. Terrible protagonists. And Montoya! Does this character have some type of slight Asperger's or something? Monotone, stonefaced, avoids eye contact and any type of human emotion. Thank goodness for Jose Yero! If none of your characters are going to be worth rooting for, you need to make up for it with a clever story, which this film didn't. The story was not bad but just didn't really have any twists or big reveals or was pretty straightforward.
Also, parts of the "insider" dialogue was a little *too* pervasive and heavy handed in an effort to, I guess, bring more realism to the film. It just comes across as trying a little too hard and too cool for school for me. I had to look up like a handful of different LE and drug terms and acronyms after watching.
Oh, and Colin's handlebar stache was a little silly, lol
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