Dear lord this movie sucked.


This tripe was made-for-TV-movie level quality. You know how sometimes you're watching a movie and it just feels bad? Like, it's impossible to forget that you're watching a movie because something just feels off? That's this movie. I'm baffled that it has even a 6.6 rating.

The story wasn't unique in any way. It did absolutely nothing that hasn't been done before, and done much MUCH better. There was no plot twist, no actual mystery, the story wasn't interesting, the acting was mediocre at best and everything was predictable.

And what was up with the kid? Not only was he obnoxious, but he was completely just randomly thrown into the story for seemingly no reason at all. God damn did he feel out of place. It was like he belonged in an entirely different movie. And don't tell me, "They wouldn't have caught them without the kid1!!1!11!11!!!!" Bull****. And if they DID need the kid for that specific reason, then the story sucked even more than I'm giving it credit for.

Liam Neeson is a badass for sure, but yuck. This was just bad.

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I'd imagine that the kid served the main characters desire to make amends for accidentally killing the girl when he was younger.
It was a decent movie. And I'll take 1000 of these types over recycled remakes and fart jokes anyday

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So there is a lot stuff going on under the surface. Hollywood doesn't make 30-60 million dollar Adult movie anymore. Hollywood movies rarely have Raw Moral Ambiguity in them.

The kid was more in tune with technology and helpful. The Kid became attached to him by the way because he saw him as somewhat as a role model and Schudder embodies his favorite P.I from novel he read in the library.


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Equating this movie to a made for TV movie just isn't a fair statement. Maybe some of the plot lines were predictable yes, but the cinematography was extremely rich and the direction was slick and kept things engaging. Not the most action packed Neeson movie but I'd give it a 7/10. The kid character was a bit annoying at times but I thought he did a pretty good acting job.

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Liam neeson movie and suck is an oxy moron, those words do not go together

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everyone seems constipated in this movie.




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In all honesty this movie should've been a 10/10 movie. The plot was *beep*ing brilliant, but the subplots with the kid and the underground snuff video store were unrealistic..
I also hated the score.. it killed the atmosphere.

The movie needed William Friedkin, Kim Jee-woon, or dare I say David Fincher (shudder) to direct it



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I couldn't quite put my finger on what was off about the movie, but you're right- I was always aware that I was watching a movie. Unless the movie is a parody or an homage, it should never make me feel like I'm just watching scenes edited together.

And yeah, that kid was the worst part of the movie. He was terrible and made me cringe every time he showed up. I get WHY he was there, but that doesn't make his character feel any less shoved into the script for no good reason.

I hate when they go to the extreme of showing little kids knowing all about technology and older people knowing next to nothing. Sure, that happens in real life, but it felt forced and unnecessary here.

The movie was far from horrible, but it was definitely a missed opportunity. I liked some of the plot and Dan Steven's characters motivations. Oh well.

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It didn't help that the kid was a pretty bad actor. Not a single line felt natural.



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Wasn't the movie too slow, too flat, that at times it became tiring? That's the main problem I had with it.

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