A major disappointment from first-class director Philip Kaufman.

It would be nice to see Connery doing something intrinsically interesting instead of trying to make something inherently dull entertaining. And it would be good to see Snipes cut loose more than he is able to here.

As the plot grows more intricate, strangely the tension dissipates, until finally the movie just seems to run out of breath.

A fairly hollow and uninvolving murder mystery liberally decorated with a representation of Japanese culture that is best described as ‘vile’.