I liked this movie. The beginning setup was great and left me expecting more in the second half. The two lead characters were awesome and I really wish they had spent more time developing the relationship between them. I like the concept of the end of the line, we have nothing to lose love story.
The quiet parts of the film when they share heartfelt moments together and intimate conversations are by far the best scenes. I was hoping the budding romance would be better developed but it wasn't. The writers opted instead to have us suspend our belief for an unlikely airport fight, an unrealistic car chase, and an over long, bloody denouement.
Perhaps what nags at me the most was the protagonists go through all of this personal heartache and pain, but nobody wins. The audience is left without an olive branch of hope, nothing to uplift our spirit in the face of all that suffering and death. I enjoyed it for what it was, but it could have been much better. The Man from Nowhere (2010) is a good example of what I mean from this genre.
The quiet parts of the film when they share heartfelt moments together and intimate conversations are by far the best scenes. I was hoping the budding romance would be better developed but it wasn't. The writers opted instead to have us suspend our belief for an unlikely airport fight, an unrealistic car chase, and an over long, bloody denouement.
Perhaps what nags at me the most was the protagonists go through all of this personal heartache and pain, but nobody wins. The audience is left without an olive branch of hope, nothing to uplift our spirit in the face of all that suffering and death. I enjoyed it for what it was, but it could have been much better. The Man from Nowhere (2010) is a good example of what I mean from this genre.