Oh Kristen Bell Goes On My Nerves In This Movie, How Could This Happen

ger; mädchenhändler kidnappten die tochter des us-präsidenten und special agent scott soll sie retten, doch der einsatz wird abgebrochen und scott forscht alleine weiter.

If there's a writer in this world more in love with himself than David Mamet, the guy is locked in a room somewhere with his pants down and his head between his legs, and he hasn't seen the light of day in several years.

Mamet's terse style has remained, but his pointedness has grown soft. Ignoring its pedigree, Spartan is a run-of-the-mill potboiler. The most interesting aspect is watching certain actors take on Mamet's distinctive dialogue, still as sharp and crisp as a Zippo lighter snapping shut. It tames Val Kilmer's natural hamminess and allows Kristen Bell to demonstrate that she's got impressive range that extends beyond the enthralling, endearing wit of a certain TV detective role.

I like this movie way more than I should. The dialogue is Mamet all the way through, but it does seem odd and unrealistic at times. Still though, the concept that the film's title is derived from, the subject matter, and the haunting score all combine to give me just what I want in an intelligent thriller. Plus, I do love me some Val Kilmer. Macy seems comically underused though. A nicely shot movie that Probably scoring it way higher than it deserves, but it captures my imagination in a big way

horrible script, horrible acting

full of action and definately suspenseful, really had me going the entire duration. val kilmer's character is pretty bad ass, and it really pays off in providing a lot of entertainment.

the truth hurts but this what happens all of America's garbage gets thrown on the Arabs.

"Where's the girl?!" That's all what they were saying during this movie. Few brutal action scenes made it a worth of waste some time.

watched it on dvd cant remember but think it was ok at best

Very Good. A black-op agent is is tasked with finding the kidnapped daughter of a government official. This is great film-making with no back story and the plot unfolding scene by scene keeping the viewer on edge. The victim's true identity remains vague till the end adding to the tension. A classic full on cloak and dagger conspiracy plot with great action that only slightly stumbles near the end. An entertaining film featuring Val Kilmer's best performance to date. Highly Recommended.

A just above-average film that suffers from some wooden acting (mostly by lead Val Kilmer) and a script that takes a while to unwind and get going before taking off at a relentless pace towards the film's latter half. Spartan is the sort of film that's pretty good if it's on TV and you don't have much else to do, but not worth going out of your way to see.

"Mamet makes movies for people who love hearing themselves talk." - Ed Gonzalez