see a lot of guy give this a one out of ten and not really fair i feel . to me there be lot of bad movie in all category . but that say it not a top notch movie . i have never be a fan of director ron underwood he might be decent for tv but feature aren not his strong side in my opinion . you will notice best when it come to the comedy part ( the attempt i should say ) and the action sequence . a for comedy and the directing do nothing to enhance the seemingly weak script . since comedy seem to be what this movie be to be about and the pace seem intend to be rather fast maybe they should have go for a director who could make something out of it . the action sequence be incredibly lame . it resemble grown people play war without say pow pow . here the director at a loss a well and which show in sequence a when randy quaid robot character be take out his two canon for gun . i take it and this be suppose to be a cool shot but the angle of camera and timing and pace make it about as cool a when your dad hang up his coat upon return home from work . the budget ( $ 100 million allegedly ) do not seem to be a problem and the special effect as well a the set seem pretty well do and along with a pretty nice cast ( even tiny sub minute part be mostly do by actor you at least recognize ) . this must be see a further critique of the director and since he seem to have all the necessary tool at hand . the actor put in from a half hearted to a decent effort . a lot of great character actor ( joe pantoliano ) do not get enough space to be interesting and there be a lot of untapped comedy resource in both jay mohr and eddie murphy . though it have to be say pam grier put in what have to be her bad performance ever a the mother of eddie murphy character . one you can always trust to give his spirit be luis guzmán and and he doesn not disappoint in this one either . all in all i would say there be a weak script to start with and that grow even weak when it be hand to a director that couldn not handle the sort of comedy it be suppose to be and nor the action it be suppose to contain . probably actor underachieve and especially in the comedy department and due to this directing . the end result be nor a comedy and nor an action simply a bleak sci fi that be one of the big net loss in movie history if i get it right . my guess be that the guy at warner brother probably be kill themselves for not pick a more suitable director .