Almost done watching Scott's entire filmography.
40 minutes in, 40 minutes of nothing.
Nothing is happening after 40 minutes and there's still an hour and a half left???
The cast hurts it.
I'm not the biggest Denzel fan, he kinda bores me, but then the mom rubs me the wrong way and the way Dakota Fanning says "Creasy" annoys me to no end. She's also a Mary Sue.
And I'm aghast to find that THIS is Scott's highest rated film????
What am I missing???
You're missing two things.
1. The rest of the movie.
2. Patience.
I was tempted to add 3. Taste. Dakota Fanning is terrific in this movie. As is Denzel Washington. It's a marathon and it's not light entertainment, but it's worth watching.
I *hate* the way Dakota Fanning keeps saying "Greasy". It's got that slippery, phonetic sound that's SUPPOSED to be cute, but it's about as charming as fingernails on a chalkboard.
I want my 40 minutes back.
Clearly this movie is not for you, move on with your life.
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"That's a hell of a Caucasian Jackie..." -The Dude
That long, slow start is needed to build their relationship and to get to the "She saves him first" thing. Without that building and connecting the rest would have been implausible.
shareWhile I think it's overrated at 7.8, I do feel like the movie works as an action/adventure film. The acting was good, especially Dakota Fanning (one of the most impressive child actor performances I've seen). Denzel was good and I felt Scott's directing was also solid
What I did not care for was some of the over-the-top violence. I understand how anti-heroes work but when the savagery is taken to that extreme (putting a bomb in a guy's ass, really?) it becomes a gimmick and for me takes away from the movie. It was also a little awkward transitioning from that to the soulful impassioned crooning which would typically happen 5 seconds after a display of particularly gratuitous brutality, but maybe it's just me.
I think there's enough good in this movie to give it something in the high 6's, maybe round up to 7 if you want a whole number. I felt it could have been something more though, perhaps if some deeper themes were written in. "A bullet always tells the truth" isn't particularly interesting imo, but hey, at the end of the day it's a simple action flick. Take it for what it is and enjoy.
Denzel bores you??? The guy is possibly the best actor of all time...every movie he's in is a success!!
shareThe mom (Radha Mitchell) can rub me anyway she wants
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