Although the new version vastly improves upon the initial incarnation, there is still an underlying penchant to make everything as dark and violent as it could possibly be.

In the vein of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, comes a much feebler and unsuccessful attempt to spin another park attraction into celluloid gold.

“Snake Eyes” plays like an early-seventies James Bond knock-off that desperately wants to be something more tangible and important than it ultimately is.