If you're into action-thrillers that are full of all the clichés of the genre, then this one is for you. Everything is in there...from the main character delivering random justice in the street to him taking out pursuers with household items. The frame is...you guessed it, a conspiracy that goes high up in the government in order to take over the world, of course. Couple that with mind-numbing dialog, once again full of clichés, as well as characters full of clichés, and you have XIII. The worse part is how seriously this thing takes itself. It's presented as a serious and intelligent film, but falls really short of it. The main problem really is the way the story is structured...the revelations seem random, incoherent and completely random. Not to mention the annoying and completely unnecessary shaky cam constant flashbacks that are abused throughout the whole movie. If you want to see an action-thriller miniseries that lives up to the genre, watch the State Within instead.
Review of XIII: The Conspiracy
