Review – XIII: The Conspiracy

Though this is based on a French-Belgian comic book from the mid 1980s, it nonetheless comes across as a half-baked blend of 24 and the Bourne series. In particular, Stephen Dorff is to Kiefer Sutherland as RC is to Coke. Sadly, with just two hours to work with, the plot tries to run so fast that it trips over its own feet. The maze of false identities and dueling conspiracies never gets the chance to unravel itself adequately. As a result, it’s hard to care who the protagonist really is or why anyone does what he or she is doing. On the plus side, at least it wasn’t as broom-intensive as the video game. Mildly amusing