Nominated for best screenplay? I beg to differ. The dialogue in this movie was so weak, I almost turned it off in the middle. I suppose that I wanted to see what was going to happen at the end, but even that turned out to be stupid.
There were no real characters in this film. Everyone simply fit their stereotype and moved accordingly. Foley had never met Sisko before, and now he wants to bring her along on the prison break? Get real. I can't believe that this many people thought this movie was good or clever. The two main characters were obviously NOT in love, and didn't have any reason to be. There was no chemistry. Perhaps because they're both attractive, we are to assume that they can't help but love each other, but I didn't see that. If she is a law enforcer, it would take a hell of a lot longer to fall for a criminal - even if she has a penchant for picking the wrong man. I just think that the writers/directors/producers underestimated our intelligence as viewers on this one. It's probably better than Godzilla, but nowhere near as good as Jackie Brown, and not even in the same league as Pulp Fiction or Dog Day Afternoon...
There were no real characters in this film. Everyone simply fit their stereotype and moved accordingly. Foley had never met Sisko before, and now he wants to bring her along on the prison break? Get real. I can't believe that this many people thought this movie was good or clever. The two main characters were obviously NOT in love, and didn't have any reason to be. There was no chemistry. Perhaps because they're both attractive, we are to assume that they can't help but love each other, but I didn't see that. If she is a law enforcer, it would take a hell of a lot longer to fall for a criminal - even if she has a penchant for picking the wrong man. I just think that the writers/directors/producers underestimated our intelligence as viewers on this one. It's probably better than Godzilla, but nowhere near as good as Jackie Brown, and not even in the same league as Pulp Fiction or Dog Day Afternoon...