The good and the bad


IMHO...the good: (1) REALLY liked the two main characters. Found them to be very compelling people. As expected, very good acting from both of them.
the bad: (1) as genuine as the 2 main characters seemed to be, the auxiliary characters were, by and large, absurd, where every person who hit the door was a bigger knob than the last person. WAY over the top, starting with the very first couple who came in to look at the apartment (where the yuppie douche wouldn't get off his cell phone). Then, a bit later on, the point is hammered home that this is absolutely a seller's market and, as such, any buyer had better do some major hiney smooching if they want to have a prayer of being allowed to buy......this after virtually EVERY prospective buyer acted like a truly loathsome POS. (2)I agree with some other comments about how the prospective move made little sense. The first time it's really mentioned is AFTER the unit is on the market and offers are flooding in; the main couple THEN has a brief discussion about where they should move...Florida? Ridiculous.......any sane couple would have had that discussion well BEFORE they listed their current unit on the market. Then, the decision that they end up making, at least temporarily, seems pretty stupid. They've been there for 40 years, their ship is coming in, they're going to sell the apartment and become millionaires......and they decide to plow ALL of the receipts from the sale into a very similar unit that seems to be minutes away??!! (3) The "side stories" were either cute but somewhat distracting (the dog) or stupid as hell and VERY distracting (the alleged terrorist). Two minutes in, you KNOW that the guy is innocent (specifically as soon as you hear the TV anchor say something along the lines of "Isn't he wearing the type of head gear that Muslim terrorists wear?"). In addition, we learn VERY early on in the story, that the truck that he abandoned did NOT carry explosives, yet we're supposed to believe that, until this guy is found, the entire city, including the real estate market is going to be at an virtual standstill.

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Well, the film is essentially a comedy. I think that some of those elements, which would not work in a straight drama, function effectively enough here because of the comedic subtext.

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This movie really sucked. It was a movie about......nothing. Like that Seinfield show idea about.........nothing. Thinking about moving to a new apartment with an elevator and your dog needs surgery? There's a movie!

I thought there was zero chemistry between Freeman and Keaton as well.

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I was at the doctor's the other day and this younger guy was in the waiting room talking loudly on his cell (signs everywhere saying 'no cell phones') telling whoever 'Yeah, getting my blood checked, yeah fats and all that, yeah, blah blah blah..'.
So the nurse comes out and takes him back and he keeps talking the whole time, right past the door with 'NO CELL PHONES' taped to it! "Yeah, she's taking me back right now." (muffled behind the door) "She's weighing me, now".
I couldn't believe it! What is it with people and their stupid phones?

What we got here is... failure to communicate!
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Mycroft...........your point is well taken. I probably should not have questioned the authenticity of a cell phone using obnox. As you point out, these people DO live among us.

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The terrorist plotline was very annoying and very unrealistic.

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