Review of Spartan (2004) by Jens S — 13 Jun 2009
The beginning is nothing but confusion. Sure, the agent Val Kilmer is playing is introduced while training recruits and then gets thrown into his most dangerous case. From here on the audience is introduced to a lot of nameless characters doing a lot of random things until things finally get a little clearer and we learn that the agent has to find the president's hijacked daughter.
From here on the plot takes quite a few turns and it's impossible to say where the movie is going next, which adds to the confusion but also keeps it at a very entertaining level. Val Kilmer is a convincing loner, William H.
Macy is hopelessly underused and all minor characters don't live long enough to be even mourned. In the end that makes for a decent action thriller, which could have been even better with a straighter outline and a little more care for the side characters.
But still, fans of the genre should be satisfied.
This review of Spartan (2004) was written by Jens S on 13 Jun 2009.
Spartan has generally received positive reviews.
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