Ultraviolet: good catch, good example of what I’m looking for here - serious attempt at being great and spectacular, and totally missing. The hyper-stylized imagery makes for great video demo material, but the story ... uhh ... once she opens the briefcase you know the movie is done.
Aeon Flux is another stinker like that. I was bored to tears, which for a supposed ‘action’ movie, is never a good thing. One of the few movies I rented and turned off.