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Why such a low rating: 5:9


This film kept me glued to the screen throughout. It was a tight, suspense film with good acting. It's not perfect but deserves at least a 7. It's good to see Jon Hamm in something aside from Mad Men, but the real star in this film is the beautiful Josh Lucas - brilliant acting!

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I was surprised by the low rating, too. I gave it an 8, and thought it was really good, gripping from start to finish. An excellent drama with fantastic acting, for anyone looking for a serious subject.

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No kidding! That's the only reason I entered these forums was to see why people would give it a low rating. I expected to come on here and at least find a solid 7. I gave this movie an 8. A great story with great acting.

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I gave it a 3/10 rating. The acting was amateurish with the exception of Lucas (the best actor in the entire cast) and maybe Hamm (most of the time).

The whole movie just had a bad "made for TV" feel to it. Some of the lines and situations seemed forced and badly directed.

Low budget productions sometimes work if attention to details are kept, but this one had many little instances of inconsistencies of either bad editing, poor script, bad acting or plot holes that added up in the end to a poorly produced film...hence my low rating.

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simple
it didn't had awesome explosions like in one of the Michael Bay's ingenious creations, we all know ppl love

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Could not have said it better myself. It was an okay movie that could have been really good. Lucas and Hamm were good but that may just be because both of those guys are decent actors and have natural charm. I don't think the Director or Writer knew what to do with this movie, considering it had pretty interesting story but the execution was flawed. It definitely felt made for TV. I enjoyed it enough to say its above average giving it a 6 out of 10. I think the IMDB rating is dead on.

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Agree completely. Poorly-made film, worse than most TV or straight to video productions.

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This film almost put me to sleep. Very bland, uninspired, weak, clichè, and badly written. 6.2 is way too generous of a score, it deserves a 4 or a 5.

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