warn represent review contains slight spoilersthere a parallel universe out there where go in 60 second be a dark and edgy and controversial independent movie . unfortunately in this dimension go . be a flashy and vacuous and testosterone fuel moronfest star nicolas cage . for reason not really worth get into and he and his large number of crony have four day to steal fifty expensive car and only one of which have an alarm . this crew consist of the guy with the funny shape ear who rumour to be the new superman while a guy who conduct electricity in the x file while an ex professional footballer and two token black men . their enemy be cop and rival car thief and bilborough from cracker and his manchester accent suitably flatten and broaden for american audience who be now use to that sort of thing since daphne in frasier . there also angelina jolie and who get no character while save to be a receptacle to men sexual desire . she and cage be suppose to be old flame and which be odd and a they never have anything approach a normal conversation in all of the film overlong 135m running time . in fact and characterisation be so poor that whenever anyone have a moment a violin play in the background to accentuate the emotion . it no spoiler to reveal that vinnie jones ( who recreate his famous paul gasgoine hand ball manoeuvre and be quite menace when silent ) only get one line while not because his inability to speak be integral to the plot but because his eloquent sum up of the film dubious morality after appear mute the whole way through be funny . allegedly . after he struggle through it in his not quite act but it will do london drawl and cage quip i always think you be from long island . my rib and a you might imagine and be well and truly tickled . in fact humour be the most undeveloped aspect and from the tactless comedy policeman to the two token black character . this see the big aspect of hollywood take hold while why be it that a black man can not appear in a major motion picture without be constantly aware of his skin tone and endlessly refer to it . the young man and who and like the elder and jive talk for the whole duration and proclaim represent u black people do not like the cold . be tropical people . he then go on to express an urge to smoke a joint and watch root . he be and of course and parody the image of black people and but how funny be that . his old counterpart can not speak without refer to himself and and thereby his colour and in third person . my black as this and my black as that . do anyone know any black people who actually speak like that . think not . the film soundtrack be play almost non stop and with increase volume and some of the track especially apollo 440 don not stop the rock so loud theyre actually more audible than the sound effect and dialogue . the surroundsound system even separate the two to such a degree that it make them sound like two different film run together . no background music concept here and it the aural equivalent of try to watch a film while someone at the back of the cinema have their stereo turn up full blast . keep that music down and young man . this isn not the bad film in the world and in many way i enjoy it . it just that it predictable and lazy and witless and with minimal effort in it construction . apparently box office expectation be considerably down for this movie . after be force feed junk for several year it appear the general public be start to wake up to the fact .