but essentially all the movies are the same.. indeed mindless.

< rof,l > and < lol >!!!! That is the whole point. After 8 - 10 hours of writing code, the really need some mindless entertainment that does not require me to think too hard to follow the plot.

I also don't like the personality of the guy.

What's not to like? He gets the bad guys. My favorite character that he played was Casey Ryback in Under Seige (a real oldie but googie).