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Release Date: 15 June, 2004 Retail Price: $14.96 OUR Price: $11.22 You SAVE: $3.74! Cast: |
Spartan Reviews
Could have been so much better!
Spartan was a big disappointment, though I should have known something was wrong when none of the copies at the video club had been rented out (...and here I was thinking myself lucky!).
Val Kilmer does a lousy job of portraying a secret service agent on a mission to rescue the president's daughter from slavers.
The potential for a good movie was definitely there, but the surprisingly poor acting/casting and the full of holes plot prevented it from becoming anything more than a flop. As other reviewers have pointed out, what were the director and producer thinking? But more importantly, what was Val Kilmer thinking? Was he so desperate for a role that he didn't object to this travesty?
Do not expect anything like Top Gun, Willow, or the Saint here.
As for the connection with glorious Sparta (title) it is rather an unfortunate parallel bordering on ludicrous.
Overall, both Val Kilmer as well as the rest of the "cast" do a rather poor job of trying to cover up for the mediocre plot; wait `til Spartan is shown on TV.
Mamet and Kilmer Rock!
This thriller is very well put together and beautifully directed. Mamet's dialogue and Kilmer's acting make this film every bit as good as "The Heist". I hope Mamet can keep delivering this kind of thinking-man's entertainment for the over 35 crowd for many years to come.
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