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Perfect Hideout (2008)
Put a cork in it Zane
Here's the deal -- I was looking for a time-killer tonight, nothing too cultured, no red-wine sipping with friends, with a 6 hour post film analysis.
Just straight-up -- whack in the DVD player, keep the eyes open and pop it roughly out 2 hours later.
So I flicked through the new release section at high speed, "Billy Zane" caught my eye and that was enough to take it home and fire it up.
And ... time-killer it is for sure. This is a really average movie -- I'm sorry to say that I think Billy Zane has gone the way of Wesley Snipes (I watched his D-grade movie, The Art of War II last night). As for Perfect Hideout -- some say this was a spoof, others say it was an action movie, others a comedy or maybe even a horror.
Unfortunately, I think it's just plain awful. And actually, really quite annoying at times -- primarily annoying because it could have been done so much better.
You can find movies which are worse, so if you're down to the last few movies at the DVD store, then give this a whirl... But save it for your last option.
D-War (2007)
Worth watching...
Based on reading the other reviews for this, and the 3.8 (current) rating -- I prepared myself for the worst. But I enjoyed it -- I mean it was a 'sweet' way to spend a couple of hours while I was taking a rest from work.
In fact... the worst waste of my time was wading my way through the deluge of people parroting on about how the movie was riddled with holes like a piece of swiss cheese.
If you can manage to relax and save the analysis for Casablanca, 12 Angry Men, or Rear Window -- then please rent the DVD and ... take it easy. Otherwise, grab yourself a copy of 'The Jane Austen Book Club' -- it seems like it's more your style.