'Self defense isn't murder.'
That's what Mitch should have said if he killed Slim at the end.
shareMaybe that's the thing with this movie. Was it right or wrong?
shareThe reason she said self defense isn't murder is because she came there to kill him. That's the story she was going to tell the police, that she killed him in self defense. And that's why she tells Mitch, just like she told him about the letter in his drawer. She wants him to know she's going to kill him before he dies. It's also a way to let the views know that yes, she is definitly going to kill him, not just beat him up.
shareObviously she went there to murder her husband. She could have easily gathered evidence of abuse rather than snipping the wires and preparing to kill him.
But I couldn't even stomach that last scene. At the beginning of the movie, he is way fast and slaps her hard, while at the end, he lunges like a henchman in a Jackie Chan movie. J-Lo had 30 days to train and learn martial arts, and suddenly she's an assasin.
I have never had any self defense training. I weigh 230lbs, and I would fight J-Lo to the death tommorow. She weighs 108lbs? I just found it obnoxiously unrealistic. I believe that smaller women can be vicious fighters through training, but one thing I learned from gym class was that girls are less coordinated and take longer to learn athletic skills. He would have killed her, no doubt.
At the beginning of the movie, he is way fast and slaps her hard, while at the end, he lunges like a henchman in a Jackie Chan movie.
Two totally different situations. In the beginning, Mitch is in control and Slim isn't expecting to get hit. At the end, Slim has her guard up and Mitch has lost control of the situation.
I weigh 230lbs, and I would fight J-Lo to the death tommorow. She weighs 108lbs? I just found it obnoxiously unrealistic.
No offense, but your opinion doesn't hold much water since you said yourself that you have never taken a self defense course. You underestimate their effectiveness.
In regards to this particular fight, J.Lo's training was very basic. Krav Maga 101, if you will. Krav Maga is very different than other martial arts in the sense that it's very streamlined and it doesn't take decades to master.
Also, being bigger doesn't mean you have the upper hand. All the strength in the world wouldn't matter if someone faster than you can outmaneuver you. Slim was for the most part, fighting defensively, using Mitch's strength against him, and when she did offensively attack, she went for the face, and that's gonna hurt no matter HOW strong you are.
one thing I learned from gym class was that girls are less coordinated and take longer to learn athletic skills
LMAO @ you taking your cues about women from, of all places, gym class. I guess it never occurred to you that those girls were only in the class because they had to be and thus didn't really try. For sports that place an emphasis on strength, your assertion might hold some truth, but women are generally faster and more agile than men.
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