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Well, the first 100 minutes are good


I actually liked this (6 rating), but I should have known they were going to ruin it with the scene most people think is the best in the movie. The movie rolls along well until the 100 minute mark and then the dumbest scene ever starts to take place. That being said, the last 30-45 seconds of this scene are actually well done. It's the complete silliness of the rest of it that destroys this movie from being considered, well good. It's entertaining, that is all. Miscast people such as Munn and Bana (honestly, his accent is so distracting, I felt as if in a parallel universe, Jon Hamm's character in The Town was receiving an "Awscah").

My honest feeling is that they had all these scenes they liked, but they didn't know how to wrap it up cleanly. The movie is good enough that you forgive Bana for being the worst father, husband and partner and sit back and enjoy, but then when everything mounts, it gets too far fetched. Truly, unless this silliness is your cup of tea, the final twenty minutes is truly difficult to watch. Even worse was the written summation at the end. Let's be clear. This movie is a fun ride, but you're left not only feeling betrayed, but also going back and realizing that in a week or two, you'll realize just how bad it was.

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Agreed 100%. I was thinking exactly the same thing.

It started off very strong, but then about 90 min in I hit the Play button (watched it On Demand) and say it still had another half hour to go. Another film what would have been better if it was 15-20 min shorter.

I too gave it a 6; would have given it a 7, maybe an 8, with a tighter cut.

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