Yeah, those seem to be two big issues with this film. The knowledge of the any missing money, let alone the exact amount I think qualifies as a plot hole. How could the Feds know? How could the cartel know? A big pile of money just exploded and burned, so unless a team member leaked it, nobody should know. Arnie/Breacher might have leaked the info to create an outside threat, deflecting suspicion from himself and giving his team a reason to trust him by rallying together... maybe.
Besides, I don't see how Arnie had the time to go into the sewer pipe and move that money anyway. Wouldn't someone from such a tight unit say "Hey boss, why did you disappear for a few minutes and come back soaking wet and stinking of putrid water?"
And whatever came of that one live round that was left there as a calling card of the thief? I kept waiting for that to lead us somewhere, but it was forgotten about.
The Guatemalan team involved in the shootout in the woods may have simply been filmed as a diversion for the audience. It's a slightly dirty trick by the filmmakers, but it's more forgivable than the money issue. I believe they were ruled out as the shooters by the M.E. who stated their time of death at a week ago or more, so that pretty much seals that deal.
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spookyrat1
7 years ago
Yeah, those seem to be two big issues with this film.
Agreed.
The Guatemalan team involved in the shootout in the woods may have simply been filmed as a diversion for the audience. It's a slightly dirty trick by the filmmakers ...
Rather stupid. We later find out they couldn't have done it, because they were already dead, before Tripod. It was really misleading leaving the scene in there, as I think it was designed to illustrate how Breacher and Brentwood thought it must have gone down. 🐭
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