It should have been a marriage made in pulp heaven: Director George Armitage (MIAMI BLUES, GROSSE POINTE BLANK), graduated cum laude from Roger Corman's New World academy of low-budget action, plus a screenplay adapted from a great early novel by Elmore Leonard, one of the best hard-boiled crime writers working today. How could you lose? Easy: Start by shifting the locale from Leonard's gritty Detroit-area turf to the sparkling beaches of Oahu, then drain away everything that makes his complex anti-hero, Jack Ryan, interesting — starting with character — and cast Owen Wilson in the part. Screenwriter Sebastian Gutierrez's (GOTHIKA) version of the story find...
Released:
2004
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
107 mins