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Post by movieliker on Sept 4, 2020 11:20:46 GMT
Not good.
The problem with this movie is it's a murder mystery trying to be an action thriller. It's not.
On of the main characters is Cindy (played by Vanessa Hudgens). She's portrayed as a very unappealing person. She's a drug addicted, alcoholic, chain smoking prostitute who's half the time too cool for police to deal with. And the other half, she's an hysterical looney toon who's making one mistake after the other. When people try to help her she's rude, offensive, insulting and disrespectful. When police put her in a safe house, she inexplicably keeps leaving to return to the strip where she bounces back and fourth between dancing at a strip club. and working the streets for her pimp (played by 50 Cent), inspite of claiming people there are trying to kill her. I found her so annoying, I really didn't care if she lived or died.
The police are portrayed old school with the sergeant who screams and threatens to fire everybody. Both the police and the DA seem more interested in protecting the serial killer than helping the victims.
Of course now we have the old cliche played by Nicholas Cage of the only detective interested in doing the right thing "because he's dedicated to his job" even though his family life is suffering and he's supposed to retire in two weeks. Not only does he have to fight with Cindy who shows no interest in helping. He also is fighting the police sergeant and the DA who don't want to reopen the case.
The music is over the top. It starts out immediately like something you would expect at the climax of an action thriller, and stays there throughout the whole movie. It's exhausting.
It supposedly based on a true story. The only good part is at the end when they put up in text the facts of the real case.
"Cindy" is portrayed as a hero, even though she does nothing but luckily survive an attempted murder by a serial killer, which happens before the movie even starts. The rest of the time she's just an uncooperative pain in the butt. In the movie she doesn't even testify against the villain. She just unrealistically pops in the door of an interrogation causing the serial killer to blurt out, "I should have killed you when I had the chance !!!"
Not good. Just an exercise in anxiety.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2020 12:59:48 GMT
It isn't good, but it is still one of Nicolas Cage's better movies from the past 13 years.
I watched it 7 years ago, so I can't tell you more than that. I remember liking the atmosphere and John Cusack's performance though.
5.5/10
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Post by movielover on Sept 4, 2020 13:05:54 GMT
5.5/10 - It sucked.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2020 13:15:00 GMT
Nicolas Cage's movies from the past 13 years ranked by me.
The Good
1. Kick-Ass
2. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
3. Mandy
4. Joe
The rest
5. The Croods
6. The Trust
7. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
8. Vengeance: A Love Story
9. Army of One
10. Next
11. Drive Angry
12. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
13. The Frozen Ground
14. Color Out of Space
15. Knowing
16. Ghost Rider
17. Primal
18. Astro Boy
19. Dog Eat Dog
20. Seeking Justice
21. Rage
22. Pay the Ghost
23. Mom and Dad
24. The Runner
25. Looking Glass
26. Stolen
27. Dying of the Light
28. Season of the Witch
29. The Humanity Bureau
30. Bangkok Dangerous
31. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
32. Left Behind
33. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
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Post by politicidal on Sept 4, 2020 14:54:33 GMT
David Leitch and Chad Stahelski need to cast both him, Bruce Willis, and John Travolta in their next movie together.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2020 15:24:56 GMT
David Leitch and Chad Stahelski need to cast both him, Bruce Willis, and John Travolta in their next movie together. Eh, first they need to get Bruce Willis to give a shit. He has been sleepwalking in every movie has has made since 2012. Nicolas Cage is an anomaly though. He brings it even in many of his DTV movies.
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Post by movieliker on Sept 4, 2020 15:37:12 GMT
Nicolas Cage's movies from the past 13 years ranked by me. The Good 1. Kick-Ass 2. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 3. Mandy 4. Joe The rest 5. The Croods 6. The Trust 7. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 8. Vengeance: A Love Story 9. Army of One 10. Next 11. Drive Angry 12. The Sorcerer's Apprentice 13. The Frozen Ground14. Color Out of Space 15. Knowing 16. Ghost Rider 17. Primal 18. Astro Boy 19. Dog Eat Dog 20. Seeking Justice 21. Rage 22. Pay the Ghost 23. Mom and Dad 24. The Runner 25. Looking Glass 26. Stolen 27. Dying of the Light 28. Season of the Witch 29. The Humanity Bureau 30. Bangkok Dangerous 31. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage 32. Left Behind 33. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance I liked "The Family Man" from 2000 (20 years ago) with Tea Leoni. |
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Post by movieliker on Sept 4, 2020 15:40:47 GMT
It isn't good, but it is still one of Nicolas Cage's better movies from the past 13 years. I watched it 7 years ago, so I can't tell you more than that. I remember liking the atmosphere and John Cusack's performance though. 5.5/10I don't blame Nicholas Cage. The acting seems fine. It's the writing and editing. |
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Post by movielover on Sept 4, 2020 15:59:56 GMT
It isn't good, but it is still one of Nicolas Cage's better movies from the past 13 years. I watched it 7 years ago, so I can't tell you more than that. I remember liking the atmosphere and John Cusack's performance though. 5.5/10I don't blame Nicholas Cage. The acting seems fine. It's the writing and editing.I agree. The overall directing was terrible.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2020 16:28:38 GMT
It isn't good, but it is still one of Nicolas Cage's better movies from the past 13 years. I watched it 7 years ago, so I can't tell you more than that. I remember liking the atmosphere and John Cusack's performance though. 5.5/10I don't blame Nicholas Cage. The acting seems fine. It's the writing and editing. Yeah, the writing is the problem. I remember the movie being competently directed.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 4, 2020 16:33:51 GMT
Nicolas Cage's movies from the past 13 years ranked by me. The Good 1. Kick-Ass 2. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 3. Mandy 4. Joe The rest 5. The Croods 6. The Trust 7. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 8. Vengeance: A Love Story 9. Army of One 10. Next 11. Drive Angry 12. The Sorcerer's Apprentice 13. The Frozen Ground14. Color Out of Space 15. Knowing 16. Ghost Rider 17. Primal 18. Astro Boy 19. Dog Eat Dog 20. Seeking Justice 21. Rage 22. Pay the Ghost 23. Mom and Dad 24. The Runner 25. Looking Glass 26. Stolen 27. Dying of the Light 28. Season of the Witch 29. The Humanity Bureau 30. Bangkok Dangerous 31. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage 32. Left Behind 33. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance I liked "The Family Man" from 2000 (20 years ago) with Tea Leoni. I like many of his movies. Many of his movies from 1995-2006 are good imo. The reason I ranked from 2007 is because that is when his career took a nosedive and most people avoid a lot of these movies. I was showing that his movies tend to suck so much at this point that The Frozen Ground is good by comparison.
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