In the context of the present day, it all weighs a little bit more. Plus, it's a pretty good action movie, too.

This is nothing like the absorbing Nordic noir of modern Scandinavian television and cinema. It more resembles good old-fashioned American mediocrity.

The film is largely a missed opportunity that fails to live up to any feats of reinvention or wonder in its genre.

Despite the slow pace of the beginning, and a reliance on action movie cliches in both characters and action, the movie does go in some unexpected directions.