Geena Davis and her former husband; director Renny Harlin; attempted to pick up the pieces after the debacle of their box-office disaster; Cutthroat Island. What they came up with was this repulsive ode to American film noir; based on a script by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) about an amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) who searches for her true identity and finds she is actually a secret agent immersed in a deadly plot to topple the government. Mechanistic in its violence; obnoxious in its attitude; the film makes Davis; a once-promising actress; nothing more than a special effect. She tosses one to sadists in the audience by allowing her character to be beaten; punched unconscious; and tortured. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations; plus Dolby surround sound; theatrical trailer; cast information; optional French-language soundtrack and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh