Ace action director John MacKenzie (THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY) takes a respectable stab at bringing Desmond Lowden's thrill-ride of a novel,
Boudapesti 3, to the screen, but too much of the excitement takes place at the story's periphery.
American Justice-Department compliance officer Martin Rakes (Michael Keaton) receives a curious e-mail that sends up a red flag about the European Lumiere Group. Hoping to nail two birds in one trip, Martin decides to investigate money-laundering in France and then visit his ex-wife and daughter, Emma (Clare Thomas), in England. The Lumiere Group's holdings include Maritime Studios, whose CFO, Leila Forin (Judith Godrech...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins