The plot takes a few leaps here and there, but a Snake Eyes or Face/Off this film is not.
Others complain about messy plot logic (how did a CIA operative get into a Chinese prison? Huuu duhh, I dunno! It's a popcorn flick you morons! It's not a 900 page novel or a documentary). If you're attention span is too short for this movie I'm sure you'll enjoy crap like 'XXX'. Others complain that the movie is somehow BORING, which blows my mind, considering it's non-stop, fast paced action and dialogue. Secondly, Hollywood hasn't cloned Redford in a vat yet so we'll just have to live with scenes like this.
People are complaining that Redford looked too old in the flashback scenes - for one, I thought he looked believable. I can't believe some of the nonsense I've read here.