The start was Okay, the kidnapping and all.
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jv-181-346883 — 12 years ago(January 06, 2014 12:13 AM)
I've never seen Christopher Walken acting so bad in a movie. I think it's because the movie made no sense from the beginning. It's all very unrealistic. Why didn't they hire a hitman instead of a nobody at a train station who's never used a gun in his life to kill the governor????
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mjd_subs2 — 12 years ago(March 10, 2014 03:54 AM)
It was a bit contrived in some areas but not any more than most movies are. After all, we can't see every single second of every character's day. It would be rather boring and inconsequential to the story.
With that said, though, it did annoy me how easily Walken's character believed that Dutton's character was completely deaf. I think a rookie might have fallen for that, but a seasoned and clearly unstable hit man would not take the chance.
Although I understand why
the husband had to be involved, I didn't like that part of the story either. We see many, many movies about wives' unwavering support of their politically ambitious husbands, but it seems like the husband is out to get her every time a woman is the upwardly mobile political figure. -
bruno-32 — 11 years ago(July 23, 2014 01:49 PM)
Isn't it wonderful? Everything falls into place just perfectly. Let's face it, how many of those characters would really have had to help Depp's character? The guy in the bathroom changing pants with him and sweating it out that he may get killed. The cleaning woman 'accidentally' dropped the card key to the Governor's room. The Governor herself showed no emotion when she learned her husband was part of thisI could go on and onbut hey, its only a movie.
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ficoce — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 01:20 PM)
Of course it's unrealistic - it's an entertaining movie.
Scene 3:
A crowded train station. Depp has just tripped obnoxious rollerbladers When Walken approaches.
Walken: I'm the police, show me your ID.
Depp: Am I being detained?
Walken: Sir, show me your ID.
Depp: Am I under arrest, or am I free to go?
Walken: You THINK you KNOW the LAW, but you, SIR, are sadly mistaken.
Both walk off in different directions. Fade to black. End credits. Running time: 10 minutes.