Aarcflick

 I am truly flabbergasted. I cannot understand why a director who created a masterpiece 35 years ago (at the time of writing this) would remake his own highly praised work of art into this completely empty, bland, forgettable piece of trash. Why? I realize that Mr. John Woo is getting on in years and may not have the passion he once had. And it certainly shows in this film that he must have been completely bored to repeat something he had done before and infinitely better to produce what we see here. Absolutely nothing in this reboot/remake is characteristic of Mr. Woo's work. None of the original film's operatic ballet of multi-angle slow motion violence can be seen here. None of the emotional and melodramatic depth of the original film, whose story was simpler but deeper and more compelling in its execution, is experienced here. Director: John Woo Writers: John Woo, Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington  The economical and meaningf...