This post was published more than a few years ago (on 2004-07-24) and may contain inaccurate technical information, outmoded thoughts, or cringe takes. Proceed at your own risk.
Okey, yes, the effects look really cool, which is one of the main reasons I went to see it... but I was also hoping for a plot that would exercise my brain, considering the source of the story, but no dice. When the villian keeps saying their logic is flawless, yet you can find holes in their logic large enough to pilot the Valdez though, you know there's a problem somewhere.
Ebert was a little more critical that I would have been, but he pretty much nailed the review. Nice to see Bruce Greenwood again, even though his role, like all the others, was pretty one-dimensional. 3stars.