Young ambitious lawyer Ben Cahill (Josh Duhamel) has evidence to take down a big drug company run by Arthur Denning (Anthony Hopkins) and he has proof that this company rigged drug trials and made millions. Ben's boss Charles Abrams (Al Pacino) gives him full rein to get the job done. There is a murder, and Ben is now a hunted man. How did this happen? Oh, oh
Overall not bad. Nice to see Hopkins and Pacino from time to time. I thought they would only do cameo stuff, but they appeared more than expected. Pacino did not do his usual harangue - like from a soap box - but came close at the restaurant with Ben. As for Hopkins, he probably has it written into his contract that he provide a long detailed accounting of what happened the way he saw it. Still not bad and quite enjoyable. Yes, I kind of rag on both, but truth be told both are expected to do these things and more truth be told: both Hopkins and Pacino give credibility to this story. So there.
There is a twist – sort of - and I am sure we all figured out who murdered Emily (Malin Akerman), Denning's girlfriend. Ben's wife Charlie (Alice Eve) had previously lost a baby and acted in a catatonic way and wasn't sure about how committed Ben was regarding the marriage. Both women are eye-candy for the story. (Thought you would say that)
We liked Josh Duhamel as Ben, a good guy, and we cringe when we expect he will do something stupid and he does exactly that Oh, no! And, of course, we cringed away.
Two things didn't make any sense to me. The Hit-man on the motorcycle had medical issues. We needed to know that? Also there was a scene where we see Ben coming out of a drug store and we see a bloody gash on his stomach. What was that all about? Did someone say that scene didn't fit but forgot to take it out of the movie? Strange, because we see Ben continue on hiding from the police with no apparent problem with his stomach. Very strange.
A very interesting aspect in this movie was camera angles, which added to the suspense from time to time. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: Yes, very briefly from a distance. Language: Yes,
Overall not bad. Nice to see Hopkins and Pacino from time to time. I thought they would only do cameo stuff, but they appeared more than expected. Pacino did not do his usual harangue - like from a soap box - but came close at the restaurant with Ben. As for Hopkins, he probably has it written into his contract that he provide a long detailed accounting of what happened the way he saw it. Still not bad and quite enjoyable. Yes, I kind of rag on both, but truth be told both are expected to do these things and more truth be told: both Hopkins and Pacino give credibility to this story. So there.
There is a twist – sort of - and I am sure we all figured out who murdered Emily (Malin Akerman), Denning's girlfriend. Ben's wife Charlie (Alice Eve) had previously lost a baby and acted in a catatonic way and wasn't sure about how committed Ben was regarding the marriage. Both women are eye-candy for the story. (Thought you would say that)
We liked Josh Duhamel as Ben, a good guy, and we cringe when we expect he will do something stupid and he does exactly that Oh, no! And, of course, we cringed away.
Two things didn't make any sense to me. The Hit-man on the motorcycle had medical issues. We needed to know that? Also there was a scene where we see Ben coming out of a drug store and we see a bloody gash on his stomach. What was that all about? Did someone say that scene didn't fit but forgot to take it out of the movie? Strange, because we see Ben continue on hiding from the police with no apparent problem with his stomach. Very strange.
A very interesting aspect in this movie was camera angles, which added to the suspense from time to time. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: Yes, very briefly from a distance. Language: Yes,