Why go through all the trouble?? (SPOILER)
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velli10501 — 11 years ago(November 26, 2014 10:31 PM)
I don't think the hub would have a right to half the money unless he was named in the settlement. And I don't think they were living in a community property stateeven if so, a spouse is not entitled to inheritance, for instance, property gained before the marriage, any and all monies the spouse can not prove he/she helped to earn, improve upon etc. Also, I don't think spouse could get alimony as no children, and can not show that he sacrificed a career for her to earn the money.
She'd have got it all (after the huge legal payout) as she was the one who suffered the damage.
Of course you would think the husband would have been named in the settlement (if it had not turned out that he was sterile) as they'd not be able to have children together.
And the 10 million, which Jed and Tracy could share after the legal payout was a great deal of money in that day! -
duffer-john — 13 years ago(October 10, 2012 10:10 AM)
I disagree it was contrived. First, armed robbery is not an "easier" way to make 20 million. Just physically getting away seems fraught with huge risk. And what bank has that much cash? Surgeons do have a high salary, but they have high expenses too, like malpractice insurance. Finally, the girl was clearly not into raising kids, and there are lots of people like that (even non-psychopaths).
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qofreason — 13 years ago(October 10, 2012 05:13 PM)
I would not defend the idea that they should knock over an armored car, but
this movie is still absurdly contrived.
She's married for a period of years? She loathes children but surrounds herself with little ones daily? Traci is an attractive, beautiful woman. She could have rather easily ensnared a rich guy.
Never mind the upthread-mentioned problem that her husband is legally entitled to half their assets if they divorce, the Baldwin and Kidman characters could have contrived the same scheme without the risk of a sucker-husband (and the self-denial/double-life that would bring). Instead she could have been an unmarried kindergarten teacher who gets pregnant. The settlement would not have been quite as big, but it'd be sizable, and besides they were initially "only" going for 10 million bucks.
Then there's that ridiculous subplot about the rapist-killer on campus (for which they cast the creepy albino guy, good lord).
I should add that I still liked the moved, but mostly because I'm a sucker for the genre. -
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residentevil6901 — 9 years ago(November 30, 2016 09:56 PM)
Might as well ask why does anybody do anything risky or stupid in life. This kind of crime is harder to prove or prosecute in court unless they have really good evidence. I knew a guy who committed some white collar crimes (Paper crimes) and they had some evidence, enough I thought to prosecute him, but they decided not too as they thought it was too weak of evidence. Robbing a bank or armored car is more deliberate and out in the open and easier to get caught or proved you did it.