Where most contemporary directors would be looking for ways to demonstrate their superiority to the material -- dropping in campy asides or meaningless technical flourishes -- Schumacher is looking for ways to make it work.

Donate the ticket money you would have spent to medical research, and stay home.

Yes, it is good to see how much of a difference actors can make with flimsy material, but wouldn't it be nice if they had something with more than the emotional weight of a Twinkie to work on?

Julia Roberts... takes possession of the screen as if it were her private fiefdom. [Full review in Spanish]