I had high hopes for this. They showed the pilot a couple of weeks ago on network TV, it hasn't aged much surprisingly. It is a very powerful effort. Most of why that was great are the same reasons this 2006 version is not. Mostly Crockett is not explained, there is no back story, there is no effort made to care about any of the characters. I was really disappointed by this, I couldn't bring myself to care about the characters to the point I would overlook blown scenes or lines delivered half ass.
That being said, I am glad I saw it. The last 30 minutes or so are what you might expect from Mann, very real action.
But walking away I felt a little taken for granted, like Mann spent the effort on the wrong thing. Crocket was a failure, college football player, couldn't be pro. Failed marriage drank too much. Generally was scared of doing his job. 2006 Crockett was a mumbling guy that said little, we have not reason to care about him.
The nightlife scenes looked staged and fake to me. Also Gong Li's accent was almost impossible to understand and her uttering some of those lines was a bad joke.
That being said, I am glad I saw it. The last 30 minutes or so are what you might expect from Mann, very real action.
But walking away I felt a little taken for granted, like Mann spent the effort on the wrong thing. Crocket was a failure, college football player, couldn't be pro. Failed marriage drank too much. Generally was scared of doing his job. 2006 Crockett was a mumbling guy that said little, we have not reason to care about him.
The nightlife scenes looked staged and fake to me. Also Gong Li's accent was almost impossible to understand and her uttering some of those lines was a bad joke.
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