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some things about the film that could be improved....

posted 4 years ago by DJ (4)
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the plot is tired
the title doesn't roll off the tongue
there's no chemistry between the characters
Charlize is sulky, angry and wooden
They cram in a homosexual relationship just to be "social justice-y"
They don't explain why Charlize gave up on Quynh
Quynh is the most compelling character but is barely in it
they don't seem to realize that what makes or breaks these action movies is the chemistry between the characters like Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage in The Rock, or Sean Connery and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones 3.

What do you guys think?

[–] Costumer (1822) 4 years ago

I have mixed feelings. However, regarding Quynh I didn't get the impression they "gave up" on her; or at least it was addressed. They simply ran out of ways to find her. As I understood the dialogue they interviewed (most likely tortured) everyone on the ship that dumped her and no could (or would) tell them where they threw her overboard. Without some idea of where she was, how do they even start to look for her?