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Rented it a few nights ago...that movie was Fantastic!
Cruise plays a GREAT bad guy! |
I agree, this was definately an entertianing movie. I don't think the movie really tried to be anything more than an effective action/thriller, and with that in mind it did it very well. The plot was at times perhaps a little over the top, but I don't mind, and the fantastic performances and assured direction by Mann made for a rollicking good time. And, quite frankly, sometimes it's fun to watch a film where lots of people get shot, especially when the filmmaking behind it is of such high quality.
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It was an ok movie with a bad ending. The movie was good up to the heroics at the end. That ruined a good movie and made it just ok.
If Vincent ... |
Originally Posted by island007
It was an ok movie with a bad ending. The movie was good up to the heroics at the end. That ruined a good movie and made it just ok.
If Vincent ... |
Originally Posted by Me007gold
i did get a good laugh out of the scean where vincent killed those two punks, and just shot that last guy just because.
Michael Mann even touched on this after the armored car robbery in "Heat." Once you've murdered one person, you might as well kill everybody. The punishment is the same and there are no witnesses left alive to pick you out of a lineup. |
I still wonder why some people question how Vincent was able to miss the last shots in the subway.
First he's shot/knicked in the ear. That would throw off his balance or atleast effect his well being in some degree. The you have the most important aspect to why he missed. He is trained so well to do the double tap in the chest and the one shot in the head. He did it to everyone he killed. two in the chest and one in the head. it's a straight line and when they are in the subway you will notice that max's chest and head shot area is covered by the subway door. Vincent shot those areas like he would any other time to kill someone. max's random fire made it through. simple as that. I loved this film for the setting, for the action, for everything. It highlighted los angeles look perfectly. |
That makes sense in movie land, but in the real world I'm sure a hit man, regardless of being wounded and used to shooting in a certain pattern, would be smart enough to shoot through the window/open area of the door.
But still, a minor nitpick in a great action/thriller film. |
I just watched this tonight and I have to agree with those that thought this film got out of hand when Max
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Yes, I know these have already been mentioned. I actually would have enojoyed this more if it had a more mundane ending instead of the usual Hollywood ending. But as someone that doesn't live in L.A., I thought this movie was just OK. Not a bad rental, but I wouldn't buy it. |
Loved the movie but thought the ending should have been darker. Maybe have them both die in the car crash and then cut to the court case where the bad guy ends up walking.
Just didn't think Max was pushed hard enough to do what he did. |
I watched the movie again today (2nd time) and I don't know whether this has been asked before, but I found it a bit of a stretch that everyone that Vincent was tracking down was at the exact location he went. Particular in question was the fact that Jada Pinkett's character as the US attorney was working in an office building around 2-4 AM.
The other thing that seemed quite unbelievable was Spoiler:
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