Watching this movie, you get the impression you've seen it many times before. Overall, the plot is quite familiar with one sap being led around by one madman and no one seems to notice the madman. You'll find yourself repeatedly wanting to smack the protagonist while at the same time laughing at the absurdity of the antagonist. But it is hard to deny Sam Jackson's very (as usual) powerful performance throughout the entire movie and the ending was still interesting enough to justify the time spent on watching the whole thing. Not the greatest movie but certainly enjoyable enough for a mindless distraction, and not too long.