Instead of a real plot, the hackneyed script provided at most a minimal excuse for moving from one "spectacular" action scene to another. The first thirty-forty minutes were particularly leaden and devoid of any spark of humor intended or otherwise. There were some "moments" that could have had meaning with more development and a better plot, but without one you were left nothing.

Worse for an action movie, instead of action scenes that made some sense, it had one logical howler after another in them designed to make the task of the heroes more difficult and the actions seem more "spectacular." Action scenes don't have to make perfect sense all the time, but they have to do so enough that they don't intrude on your suspension of disbelief. I didn't expect much except for the great ratings it gets, and I am not in the prime audience, but even my son was gagging at some of the lines and looking longingly at the exit sign too often.