First, there is a quite a bit to this movie that gave it a lot of positive vibes. The acting was good. Angela Basset and Ralph Feinnes did their job as actors. The direction from Kathryn Bigelow was chaotic to the point of sensory overload, but I suspect that was the intent, so I am okay with that.
There were some good plot ideas from writer James Cameron. I was a structurally good idea. Given that the Rodney King beating was three years before the release, it was contemporaneously topical to focus on the civil liberties problems with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Unfortunately, Cameron too a dumb story line and jumped the shark with the ending. Instead of creating tension, it turned into an eye-roller.
There were some good plot ideas from writer James Cameron. I was a structurally good idea. Given that the Rodney King beating was three years before the release, it was contemporaneously topical to focus on the civil liberties problems with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Unfortunately, Cameron too a dumb story line and jumped the shark with the ending. Instead of creating tension, it turned into an eye-roller.