Sadly Over-hyped

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Remember when Elaine on Seinfield called the bland guy vegetable lasagna? Well this is the vegetable lasagna of action movies. Not bad, not good. Bronson's character is an explosive expert, not James Bond. However, he can do anything and everything while crying about his feelings for his ex. Watch a Bond movie instead.

Generally I have discovered that terrorist movies where terrorists place bombs everywhere are quite dull. They have been so dull that I can't even record their names. This movie promised to be such a movie and as such I was slow in wanting to watch it. In fact I was quite surprised. The bad guys were middle eastern terrorists and as such it promised to be even more dull. Then the main character was having problems with his wife and I was wondering when the clichés would end.Well, the movie wasn't all that bad. Three senators were promising to supply weapons to some Middle Eastern nations, but there were three who rescinded on their promise and had the influence to block this. As such the terrorists wanted to pressure them to fall into line, and had devised an explosive which activates when mixed with acid. One expects bombs to be devices that are activated with timers, but this explosive is simply activated through a reaction with acid - especially stomach acid and as such is disguised as water and the subjects drink it, then explode.The catch in this movie is that the FBI agent who is investigating these explosions has a problem with one of the senators - his wife was caught having an affair with him. Thus the agent is torn between his animosity towards the senator and his duty to protect him. There are a number of suspicions that the agent has towards him, but he is generally treated as being a decent chap. In the end though it is realised that he is corrupt and his death is very deserving.This movie is okay. It isn't one to rave about, nor is it full of action packed explosions. It is something to simply watch and enjoy while waiting for a movie of a decent caliber to come along.

If you are a Pierce Brosnan fan, you must see this. This movie allows you to see Pierce Brosnan play a character that is not so James Bondian. The cast is great, and the story is the typical "hero saves the day" type. Unlike most terrorist type movies, the writers cleverly chose a weapon of destruction that is atypical and unique. I highly recommend this movie for action, good story, good characters, and entertainment in general. Not your run-of-the-mill action movie.

Christian Duguay (Joan Of Arch '99, the Art Of War) brings a stylish action thriller starring the current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan plays Danny O'Neill, a bomb expert for the F.B.I. with a lot of problems. His daughter just died in a recent pool accident and his wife cheated on him with a well known Senator (Ron Silver). But when a group of senators start being blown away by terrorist bombs, Brosnan is only one who can come up the answers before Silver becomes one of the next victims. Brosnan is very good as the down on his luck agent. He drinks, smokes and he has that very scruffy look. Duguay does a very good job with the camera work. There are many different shots that you won't normally see in an action film. The film also has a dark feel to it. The colors are deep and sometimes it hard to see things in night shots. There is a lot of action and semi complicated plot. Live Wire is an OK action thriller showing off Brosnan's non-Bond side. If you have nothing better to rent it. But I recommend Speed for a great film about a mad bomber. This one just wets the appetite.