I've read the reviews on this movie. Some are good and some are crazy and some or oddly racists. That being said it's hard to really get a scope on this film as it's ratings are all over the charts so I'll do my best.
This is a good movie. It's not a mind blowing movie, it's not even a movie you'd probably remember watching a year or two from now. It's just a good "fill the void" and be entertained for an hour or so kind of movie.
It's not really a mystery movie which is what I thought it would be it's more of a suspense/action thriller and that's what makes the movie sort of fall flat. It would have been great as a mystery that didn't get unveiled until the end as the main character tried to seek help for the girl while being unable to trust the company she was in (that's kind of what the trailer advertises) instead it's kind of this strange "Home Alone Wet Bandits" kind of thing where you have the main character trying to fend off/escape from some dopey kidnappers who are kind of screw ups.
The movie is short on the one thing it should be strong on and that's "mystery". The secret is revealed maybe 20 minutes in and after that it's an action movie. It's not a "predictable" where you'll be bored because you know what to expect but it's just as I said earlier the kidnappers are rather goofy and unintimidating so you don't every get a sense of "fear" or real danger from them.
Things do happen in this movie so no need to spoil it but it's kind of a forgetful movie in the end. In the long run I will remember this movie for having the Allstate Insurance guy in it who always made me feel like he was going to drop a line about affordable home and car insurance at any given time.
The movie also at points almost becomes an unintentional black comedy. I just don't know if it was meant to be that way or if it was because of the acting or what but there were scenes that were funny that probably weren't supposed to be funny yet it was still worth the laugh to me.
I also like that they used a 4th generation V6 Camaro in this movie that for some reason sounded like it had a V8 engine that was slightly amusing but I'm just a Camaro fan so I noticed that no big deal to make of it.
For me this movie sat in at a good 5/10 as an "average movie". It was a decent film and the acting was fitting for it but I know in the long run I'll forget I ever watched it.
This is a good movie. It's not a mind blowing movie, it's not even a movie you'd probably remember watching a year or two from now. It's just a good "fill the void" and be entertained for an hour or so kind of movie.
It's not really a mystery movie which is what I thought it would be it's more of a suspense/action thriller and that's what makes the movie sort of fall flat. It would have been great as a mystery that didn't get unveiled until the end as the main character tried to seek help for the girl while being unable to trust the company she was in (that's kind of what the trailer advertises) instead it's kind of this strange "Home Alone Wet Bandits" kind of thing where you have the main character trying to fend off/escape from some dopey kidnappers who are kind of screw ups.
The movie is short on the one thing it should be strong on and that's "mystery". The secret is revealed maybe 20 minutes in and after that it's an action movie. It's not a "predictable" where you'll be bored because you know what to expect but it's just as I said earlier the kidnappers are rather goofy and unintimidating so you don't every get a sense of "fear" or real danger from them.
Things do happen in this movie so no need to spoil it but it's kind of a forgetful movie in the end. In the long run I will remember this movie for having the Allstate Insurance guy in it who always made me feel like he was going to drop a line about affordable home and car insurance at any given time.
The movie also at points almost becomes an unintentional black comedy. I just don't know if it was meant to be that way or if it was because of the acting or what but there were scenes that were funny that probably weren't supposed to be funny yet it was still worth the laugh to me.
I also like that they used a 4th generation V6 Camaro in this movie that for some reason sounded like it had a V8 engine that was slightly amusing but I'm just a Camaro fan so I noticed that no big deal to make of it.
For me this movie sat in at a good 5/10 as an "average movie". It was a decent film and the acting was fitting for it but I know in the long run I'll forget I ever watched it.