The worst thing about this film has to be the dialogue, there is not even one piece of dialogue that didn't make me cringe hard, it feels like a school movie project. It's a really really poorly written film, all the characters are extremely unlikable and the acting is bad and it feels wooden and souless, the performances feel forced and as a viewer you don't experience any feelings or emotions by watching it, it feels empty, like a void. What was the budget for this movie? 100 dollars? It feels like it. On IMDB it says that the budget was 20 million dollars. What??? You could produce a better film with 1.000 dollars.
The only performance that I found to be somewhat decent was that of Stephen Dorff, sad they didn't give him more screen time. I found Travolta's acting to be mediocre and flat. The worst characters have to be Ryan and Savannah, their acting is atrocious, you can almost feel pain by watching them interact. There is no suspense, no excitement in this film, no build up, its boring, dull. The film gives you the impression that it took 1 week to shoot the entire thing, it feels rushed, incomplete. Also I don't like the whole theme of ''Mr. Bad White Guy vs Hawaii'', im tired of these kinds of themes in movies lately. I feel kinda bad for judging this movie after I learned about Willis' health but im just trying to be honest about the product. Based on what I read on Willis' condition he did a pretty good job in this movie even though he doesn't do much.
Also I noticed certain things that seemed really dumb to me like finding a smartphone with a metal detector, getting the truth out of someone through some weird drug related ritual and Travolta's character whole plastic surgery thing. Also seeing Ryan Swan trying to do what is supposed to be ''detective work'' was laughable. After the reveal of ''Paradise City'' I though of renaming it to ''Cringe City'' it was a badly written idea, kinda happy they attacked it haha. Buck throwing a party after burning down Paradise City, who does that? For an action movie there isnt much action and for a thriller there is nothing thrilling about it. This doesn't feel like an action movie or a thriller, it feels like a letdown. The only thing I enjoyed about this movie were certain scenes where you can see beautiful nature landscapes. I consider myself a hero for watching the entire thing. I'll be kind though and I'll give this movie a 2/10. Please do not waste your time on this.
