Review

Playing an aging professional killer, Stallone looks as though he can't wait to get to the phone to fire his agent. But it's too little, too late. In this brainless actioner, Sly finds himself dogged and pursued by new hit man-on-the-block Banderas. The young upstart means to prove himself by killing Stallone, the best in his field. The inevitable chase begins, ending in a dusty Mexican town which gives way to too many clichés. Director Donner seems to be copying John Woo, down to slow-motion shots and protagonists leaping through the air, pistols blazing. What he produces, however, is a boring and confusing movie. Stallone comes off best -- that should be warning enough. Written by the Wachowski Brothers, who were Bound for greater success.