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Testosterone filled violence, and not much story line.

posted 10 years ago by szlwson
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Not much story line, and what story line there was didn't make a lot of
sense, although a storyline seemed to take 2nd place to testosterone
filled violent scenes after another, with blood spurting out of people
everywhere by the contract killer, and half dressed women shooting with big guns. I suppose would be the ideal film for late teens/early 20s men in their peak of testosterone.
Nearly turned over when the warning said many violent scenes, but then I saw it had Robert De Nero in it, so I thought it might be worth watching, but he hardly appeared in it, and there was none of his usual acting magic. Almost as if he saw it as an easy pocket money job without putting much effort in. I suppose the gory scenes started to get more and more ridiculous and amusing the more it went on though, so why I watched until the end. Ending was very similar to many gangster films, with the main character running off with a girl on a motorcycle.

[–] bardocktheman 10 years ago

No matter how you feel about the movie's transparent doctrine, even a fan would have to admit it is replete with flaws. Plot holes, too many "groups" and alliances, and superfluous characters (ahem, Lindsey Lohan's character) make this a mess in every sense of the word.

If we judged movies based on how they were meant to be viewed, every movie would get an A+. If you're into an action movie with an overreaching plot, this is it. It kind of reminds me of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. People wanted to see the monsters fight but the producers opted to try to add in some kind of convoluted plot instead.

[–] FridayOnElmStreet 9 years ago

I was fine with it.