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great film- one of the best action films as of late

posted 9 years ago by BigScreenDom
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not sure why such a low rating

Me neither, it was very enjoyable. But it was a bit too long.

I thought it was pretty good myself. It looked good and the acting was good. It held my interest. I don't know why it is getting knocked like it is.

[–] joekiddlouischama 9 years ago

I thought it was pretty good myself. It looked good and the acting was good. It held my interest. I don't know why it is getting knocked like it is.

... agreed.

Some people will hate it—probably without ever seeing it—simply because they hate Sean Penn's politics, but I don't know why a pretty good action-thriller that holds the viewer's attention and provides respectable entertainment value is being treated like some embarrassment.

[–] freshboy3001 9 years ago

That's such a ridiculous reason to hate the film. Sean Penn was one of the best things about it. People should enjoy a film for being a film, nothing else.

Never let others dictate your opinion on a film:
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=13340299

[–] joekiddlouischama 9 years ago

That's such a ridiculous reason to hate the film. Sean Penn was one of the best things about it. People should enjoy a film for being a film, nothing else.

... true.

[–] ajaddiction2004 9 years ago

There's no account for bad taste. You're welcome to your opinion.

[–] clickbait 8 years ago

It was a borefest if youre older than 10...

~If the realistic details fails, the movie fails~

[–] shatteredx 8 years ago

The action sucked. The gunfights were predictable shootouts. No tension to them.

Same goes for the fist fights. They cut every time a blow lands. Sucks all the impact out of the fight. Typical editing trick to film a fight quickly instead of doing longer takes that require more practice.

Pierre Morel is obviously capable of making best-in-class action movies (see District B13 and Taken) but I think the production was rushed on this one (and Sean Penn doctored the script to his liking).