I'd want all of my money back, not just $1000.
I thought that was awfully weird.
Also that this guy had no ID or wallet.
And what was the whole sexy dance number with Julia Roberts?
I found that quite unbelievable.
And what was the whole sexy dance number with Julia Roberts?
That is the one thing that sort of makes sense to me, even though I thought the way it was done didn't work.
Traumatic events causing people to lose their mooring on reality, and just need to grab onto something substantial - I can kind of see. And Julia Roberts character perhaps could have been angling to the best alpha male, because her husband was acting a little weak.
Also, like all scary movies the people are splitting up. In such an environment the last thing I would want to do is to split up and leave my family. And, why were they wandering all over the place? Maybe it took a while to sink in?
I have to admit, I was pulled in and entertained, but at the end it didn't really work for me. Not terrible.
The sexy dance number is in my opinion ALMOST a realistic portrayal of what would have happened in real life. Except in real life they probably would have been fucking like it was the end of the world.
shareIf there had been more time lag involved here -- like the owners showed up and talked about a bunch of weird technology-related problems in NYC before TV and cell service cut out and the problem wasn't being portrayed in the media as a widespread cyber attack, OK, then I can see the renters getting huffy and not buying the owner's story at all.
But when they showed up after all comms were out, TV isn't broadcasting anything but EBS, I think I'd find myself much more cooperative, especially if the people carried themselves like Ali and his daughter did -- well dressed, Bentley in the driveway, and extremely not possessive of their own house. Yeah I'd want a refund, but we can work that shit out later when ESPN is back on.
I fast forwarded that dance as it was second hand embarrassment. I kept thinking that poor husband would bump in and it would be freaking awkward.
Not to mention they could have asked daughter to show her ID or their phones.
But whats more unrealistic was that someone would rent such beautiful house. You know that they would come and see it being mess and stuff. After renting it to families with freaking children. And with all that booze inside? Food? Who payed for that? Or family was eating what they bought? I felt like food and drinks were in the house.
Were they that short of money?
Mostly agree with your take, but go look at the listings on NY, Long Island, on AirBNB. I think there are probably quite a few places like that, and I'd bet they cost more than $1000 a night.
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