It's really a TERRIBLE movie. My guess is that people only like it for the remote connection to the real story that actually happened. Only, this being the movies, the crazy bitch gets what's coming to her and the poor homeless guy makes it out alive. Too bad reality isn't anywhere near this.
Entire scenes were not only pointless, but incredibly cheesy. Of course, they were added because this is a premise that could be explained over the course of no more than 30 minutes, so lots of filler was needed. There wasn't a single likeable character in the whole movie (except maybe the little kid). Are we really supposed to feel sorry for a homeless guy who apparently is homeless because he didn't bother getting another job after being laid off as a project manager, and who ignores street signs and walks out into traffic?
There are silly cliches everywhere in this movie, and the attempts at humor only serve to make the film seem even more of a smack in the face of the poor guy whose death this movie was based on. Oh, and how can I forget the ironically preachy social commentary that is shoved into the viewer's face every ten minutes? "Look! ANOTHER person ignored the homeless man!"
I thought the concept of having an entire movie based around a guy stuck in a phone booth was bad. Then I saw this and realized that an entire movie based around a guy stuck in a windshield is even worse. I'd rather watch Paranormal Activity (another complete piece of garbage that people on IMDB seem to love) than this.
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