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Could've been good, but it was pitiful at times

posted 9 years ago by Tyler-A-Arse
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I tried to like this movie, but it had some really unrealistic dumbness going on:

-Mitch actually found a conveniently place pay phone in today's world?

-When Clinton dialed 911 for "help" at the factory, 3 units responded in seconds. Yeah, right.

-Mitch was actually able to escape from a holding room at a police station without any conflict?

-Once he escaped from the Police Dept, he didn't think to call the police for help? Did he forget about the incredible response time from before?

-I don't think there is a single white woman in the world who's alone at home with her baby, that would let a large black man into her home at night. She wasn't even smart enough to ask to see a badge?

-I love the perfect timing of her knocking the file off the counter and landing so she could see who was really in her house.

-Det. Kanon sends a unit to help Mitch, but she (silently) show up first. All of a sudden the cops lose their quick response time in this movie.

Movie to was too corny to be taken seriously. Good concept, poor execution.

[–] BrandiStarBright 9 years ago

I would had agreed with the payphone assumption if I didn't visit downtown Pittsburgh last year. There are still active, working payphones.

[–] jmichael3387 9 years ago

Yeah, you have to suspend realistic-ness just a little for this movie. Some things can be explained away....but yeah, a lot of coincidences.

The one I like is....why didn't Mitch just turn on the lights while snooping around in Davis' house. It's not like anyone would have noticed (it was daytime) or cared that a light was on. Obviously it was for mood; the dark is more suspenseful.

[–] Tabbycat (915) 6 years ago

[-Mitch actually found a conveniently place pay phone in today's world? ]

I laughed out loud.
Movies have long provided plot-convenient phone booths, but in 2014 it’s just hilarious.

One of the most contrived flicks I’ve ever seen.