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So far I find this film suspenseful and interesting BUT (spoilers)

posted 10 years ago by Sobertoaster-764-479561
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These police are supposed to be smart and the police woman in particular is like winning an award or whatever, but she didn't find it suspicious that RIGHT after she showed her face to the child pedo ring people, she would somehow get *beep* drunk off one glass of wine and a water? really...? she doesn't find that odd at all? even in a messed-up state of mind?

it would literally be the first thing I think is "im being drugged, remove myself from everyone talking to be, get help, call my husband (infront of alot of other guests), call my cop friends etc, don't go to bathroom, don't be alone etc"

gonna keep watching, I guess they had to make you suspend belief to keep the movie going, it just really bugs me that this lady seemed so legit and this is the lame way they get her.

k unpausing now.

[–] Sobertoaster-764-479561 10 years ago

Ok also huge gripe

*SPOILERS*

after the police lady was captured and thrown in a van. the NEXT scene it shows her removing a vent and finding a video camera.... did my dvd skip or what this edited horribly?

it seems like they just took the scenes and mixed them up some how in post production.

[–] camel-wides 10 years ago

I agree. If they had edited this movie linearly, it would have at least been a solid movie, with a coherent plot.
They tried to go artsy, or more faux artsy, by editing it in a non linear fashion, and it just turned into a mess.
it broke any tension that was going on. I think they thought it would cover up some of the gaping holes in the plot, but it actually just made them worse.

Even if Rosario Dawsons character was flipping out about her boyfriend/team mate using a child to catch a predator, (and in the real world, they use adults who look extremely young), she would have known better than to walk into the camera's view, or speak even. He told her what was going on, it was ridiculous.

[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

... she would have known better than to walk into the camera's view, or speak even.

She makes this big deal at one stage about the cops being tech savvy and then proceeds to have an argument with her boy friend in front of a camera she knows is linked in to the paedophile ring and gives away valuable information about herself and the investigation. It was bizarre!🐭