Well, this is one hell of an unexpected team-up. On one
hand, you’ve got director Robert Rodriguez, one-man film crew, vanguard of
modern exploitation and the guy behind the film that got into cinema in the first place. And on the other, you have co-writer James Cameron, a filmmaker
responsible for some of the greatest 90’s action flicks and the guy behind the two
highest-grossing films of all time. Of course, since Rodriguez hasn’t been in
the director’s chair for a few years now (and his last couple of offerings were
quite inconsistent) and Cameron is apparently dedicating himself solely to
building an empire of unnecessary backwash off the back of Avatar, this could
easily turn sour. But man oh man, am I glad that this film is as entertaining
as it is.
