Well, the cast has some great people in it, Hopper, Malkovich, Pepper, Green and even Diesel. Wide variety in casting,yet, they all seem to work together rather well.
Barry Pepper was extremely believable as the frustrated son of Dennis Hopper. Physically there was an odd resemblance, and personality wise you could feel the tension between them.
Malkovich would be good if all he did for two hours was stand on a stage and recite the alphabet, so as the under boss his particular brand of oddity worked well.
Whats not to like about Dennis Hopper.
Seth Green in some ways was the least believable of the characters, somehow I just couldn't buy him as a pilot. Or as the best buddy of mob kids. But given the material, he did well.
Vin Diesel's character was not all that well fleshed out, except, it didn't need to be. He played exactly what the part demanded, loyal muscle. How fleshed out do you want that to be? Not everyone in a movie needs to be the subject of minute after minute of deep discussion and dissection. Some characters are there to serve a purpose, that is what Diesels character did.
Unfortunately I found, over all the plot to stretch my capabilities to believe in it. The dialog was okay, and over all the plot was alright.
Mostly I liked the acting.
Barry Pepper was extremely believable as the frustrated son of Dennis Hopper. Physically there was an odd resemblance, and personality wise you could feel the tension between them.
Malkovich would be good if all he did for two hours was stand on a stage and recite the alphabet, so as the under boss his particular brand of oddity worked well.
Whats not to like about Dennis Hopper.
Seth Green in some ways was the least believable of the characters, somehow I just couldn't buy him as a pilot. Or as the best buddy of mob kids. But given the material, he did well.
Vin Diesel's character was not all that well fleshed out, except, it didn't need to be. He played exactly what the part demanded, loyal muscle. How fleshed out do you want that to be? Not everyone in a movie needs to be the subject of minute after minute of deep discussion and dissection. Some characters are there to serve a purpose, that is what Diesels character did.
Unfortunately I found, over all the plot to stretch my capabilities to believe in it. The dialog was okay, and over all the plot was alright.
Mostly I liked the acting.