Woof. Russell Crowe has packed on the kilos (I shouldn't say anything; I ain't exactly svelte these days).
This isn't a bad movie, by any sense. It's not all that great, either. I tend to be more lenient on movies that pop up for viewing on Prime, so that's where I'm at.
The opening scene makes NO sense. If they had eliminated it, I think the movie would have been better. They could have established that The Man just snapped by the car horn. Instead, we knew he was "crazy". Also, he just burned down his former home with his ex and her new husband (I'm assuming) inside, it's on the news, neighbors talking about seeing him - and he's just driving around the next day?
Oh, sitting in a pool of lighter fluid isn't a big deal. I saw my dad refill his lighter one time, and not realizing some got on his hand, strike it and catch his hand on fire. It's nothing like gasoline. Fred wouldn't have lit up like that.
No one calls 911 as The Man kills Andy in the diner? Nope. Then he just gets in the truck and drives away.
How about just going to mom's house, taking her car out of the garage and pulling the Volvo in? The Man would have no clue. Guess mom wanted her revenge.
Sends the cops to the rich lady's house but not her own house (to protect brother and fiancé)? Nope.
Have I mentioned that RC is freaking HUGE? Between this movie and seeing Brendan Fraser in "No Sudden Move", I'm feeling a lot better about my physique.
Hey, listen - it's 90 minutes long. Are you bored on a weekday and want to kill time with a movie that moves along, has lots of holes, some medium gore level deaths and has the predictable payoff in the final scene? Watch it.
It's better than Thin Red Line, for sure. And, that movie got an Academy Award nomination for best picture.
This isn't a bad movie, by any sense. It's not all that great, either. I tend to be more lenient on movies that pop up for viewing on Prime, so that's where I'm at.
The opening scene makes NO sense. If they had eliminated it, I think the movie would have been better. They could have established that The Man just snapped by the car horn. Instead, we knew he was "crazy". Also, he just burned down his former home with his ex and her new husband (I'm assuming) inside, it's on the news, neighbors talking about seeing him - and he's just driving around the next day?
Oh, sitting in a pool of lighter fluid isn't a big deal. I saw my dad refill his lighter one time, and not realizing some got on his hand, strike it and catch his hand on fire. It's nothing like gasoline. Fred wouldn't have lit up like that.
No one calls 911 as The Man kills Andy in the diner? Nope. Then he just gets in the truck and drives away.
How about just going to mom's house, taking her car out of the garage and pulling the Volvo in? The Man would have no clue. Guess mom wanted her revenge.
Sends the cops to the rich lady's house but not her own house (to protect brother and fiancé)? Nope.
Have I mentioned that RC is freaking HUGE? Between this movie and seeing Brendan Fraser in "No Sudden Move", I'm feeling a lot better about my physique.
Hey, listen - it's 90 minutes long. Are you bored on a weekday and want to kill time with a movie that moves along, has lots of holes, some medium gore level deaths and has the predictable payoff in the final scene? Watch it.
It's better than Thin Red Line, for sure. And, that movie got an Academy Award nomination for best picture.