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Overall good, but two scenes in this movie made me laugh really hard...


I liked the movie, and found Denzel's character to be really well played. It seems like it took inspiration from one of those 80s movie, where the hero is a regular guy with no supernatural powers, however he is invincible. I loved the villain. He wasn't physically built for 1v1 combat, however his cleverness and lack of emotions made him intimidating.

Having said that, the movie has a couple of flaws, and I found two scenes to be hilarious:

1. The scene with the cop suffocating in his car... how can anyone get locked inside a car? He had one arm free, surely he could unlock the door.

2. The warehouse scene reminded me of Home Alone. I mean bad guys come in, and the main actor sets traps in a place that he is familiar with (workplace in this case).

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What is more laughable is the explosion of the ship and shipyard. Then we see McCall just casually walking away from it and at one point completely enveloped by what would have been suffocating smoke and various toxic chemicals. If he would have bothered to just turn his head he would have seen what real trouble he was in. Oh wait, this was a movie, a character is never in danger when they are walking away from a massive explosion without ever turning around to see it.

As for the scene in the garage in the Jag, couldn't he have just quickly opened the door? That would have not only freed him but probably knocked McCall right off his chair. He'd still be cuffed to the wheel but at least he'd be alive.

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Denzel is Awesome... The third act not so much.

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HOW MUCH CASH WAS ON PALLETS? Did anyone notice that it had to be at least $8 BILLION Dollars?

A SINGLE PALLET of $100 Bills (which they all seem to be) equals $100 MILLION.

Hilarious that no one seemed to notice the sheer amount of Cash supposedly in that warehouse raided by the FBI, thanks to Denzel's character. There were probably 80-100 of such Pallets, all stacked to capacity with shrink-wrapped $100 Bills?

Do the math - movies have a 'standard' of their own when it comes to Plausibility / Possibility. Most action movies contain many implausable factors and the question is always 'how far can we push it before it's utterly ridiculous?' - ONLY because the movie makers don't want the audience to simply reject the scene or 'breach that 4th wall'. So characters do not Fly if it's not a fantasy; cannot read minds, etc. But to have an entire Warehouse chock-full of cash on Pallets? Not to mention the silly wheelbarrows, shovels, etc. and the russian mobster sitting on a 20 foot long, 3 feet high stack of Unpackaged bills?

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I fail to see why anyone would think the villain isn't "built for 1v1 combat". There is a scene that pans over him shirtless as he leans back on a sofa. It's clear to see that he's lean and strong. Does he need to be built like Thor to be effective in a melee confrontation?

Also, "combat" encompasses so many possible scenarios and interpretations. I'd really like to know what you mean by that, exactly. Some of the most unassuming and seemingly unimpressive people often turn out to be the most effective killers; and that includes direct, "1v1" confrontations.

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the inspiration?80s movie?Edward Woodward?Besides that yeah the car scene was a bit silly

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That scene in 'Home Alone' was so funny! If anything makes me want to watch 'Home Alone' again, it is that scene.

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