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And that's just it - compared to his other films this is just great fun: with Washington and Scott there's a young Halle Berry lookalike, Val Kilmer as Washington's link to the Torchwood-esquire setup he's got going, and that dude you'll inevitably recognise from a load of places, who acts as the in-joke machine (to a smirking Kilmer) with references to Airplane, the classic 'More cowbell' SNL sketch, and godknowswhatelse!