I was looking forward to this film and was just as impressed as I thought I'd be when I watched it, as I do normally like film with Mel Gibson in them. The film had parts in it were u were expecting something to happen but it was never anything that you thought would happen. This made me jump which I like in a film something unexpected. It was also a little off putting at times with bloody parts that were a little too much but seem to make the film a more real and sad. I would recommend this film to people that like to think and work a film out and people who don't really like scary films that much but still like a good sudden jump the odd time. I give this film a 4star myself to me it a film I could watch and watch without getting totaly sick of it so when on DVD it will be added stand for sure.

The beginning is remarkably similar to the TV drama. Even some of the dialogue is identical. But it isn't long before it diverges. The vast majority of the original characters have disappeared, as has most of the story.

In fact, the only major character carried forward, apart from Craven and his daughter Emma, is Jedburgh.

Unfortunately the character of Jedburgh has been totally rewritten. The original Jedburgh was a likeable, larger-than-life, ruthless and deadly soldier, with all the flamboyant Texan qualities we like to expect, but with an unexpected sensitivity and sophistication creating an enigmatic and complex character. Most importantly, he has a rock-solid moral core, and you are never in any doubt about his honesty and overall agenda, even though his specific objectives are different from Craven's.

The new Jedburgh is a totally different character - a mysterious "security consultant" with a shady reputation. Importantly, his objectives are completely unclear, and you've no idea whose side he is on, if any, in contrast with the original Jedburgh. In fact, it's quite difficult to see what he contributes to the story. It could easily have worked without him.

I think the other major shortcoming of the film is the loss of the hidden world of power and conspiracy.

One of the most enthralling aspects of the original series is how *everybody* knows more about what is going on than Craven, and Craven himself knows more than the viewer is originally led to believe. There’s a vast conspiracy, reaching all the way up to the top of government. The beauty is in the way this layer upon layer of complexity and interconnectedness is revealed to the viewer as the story progresses. And not one bit of this gets through to the film.

If you've never seen the original, you will just see a competent thriller. The presence of Mel Gibson in the leading role is bound to boost the box office take, probably beyond what the film really warrants.