A pretty low end copy of Jack Reacher. Ex military, big, expert fighter, technically homeless, oppressive small town conspiracy, brave local woman helper, etc etc etc.
The credit I give it is that I think it was more realistically gritty.
All that being said, it was a tolerable revenge-action flick. The underlying conspiracy wasn’t that good or coherent, but it was some decent action.
I actually came here to see if anyone could shed any light on the actual conspiracy, haha, so funny you say that. I didn't really get the whole "90-day incarceration for a misdemeanor" thing and why that made them money.
shareAlso, why did Roy from The Office start this whole chain of events by running him off his bike and stealing his money if he was Serpico (the "good cop")?!?!
shareIt was probably just a plot gimmick where they needed an insider to help them escape and it provides a "redemption" story for an insider willing to switch sides.
shareThe only thing I could make sense was that it was a for-profit operation. They seized assets and cars for the money. They kept people locked up on bogus charges for the maximum time as a form of intimidation and inhibiting their ability to seek redress in the courts. I think the court clerk mentioned they had no public defender, too, which would definitely enable this as any defense attorney would demand they be arraigned and charged or let go.
I can't see it being too profitable, though, as your potential pool of victims has to exclude anyone with even the minimum resources to hire a defense attorney. It's not like there's a steady pool of homeless black people on bikes with $30k in cash coming through town.