Why the movie got the hype, besides the crazy long shot and the director track record:
- Michael Caine's life is the dream for all stoners and nerds alike. Lives out off the grid in the woods but still has great computers and crap, grows his own pot, lives with his lady, draws cartoons, and fights The Man. And has great last words.
- A pretty weird soundtrack.
- Attention to details; having the character wearing a worn-out sweater from the upcoming London Olympics, for example.
- Things blow up, things get shot at, lots of running.
Basically, a Bourne movie with a vague heady plot.