Has a hard time caring for and sympathizing with her. She had a bad attitude throughout the film.
shareI could sympathize with her as Crowe's character was incredibly psychotic, but agreed, she was annoying for a lot of the movie
shareUnlikable indeed. Always late, unreliable. Selfish (didn't care her son was imploring her to stop). Rude under pressure: she preferred being a bitch over cooling down a heated situation.
I think it was meant so many viewers could relate to her and then tell themselves "Hmm... if I don't want to meet another Russell Crowe in traffic maybe I should be less confrontational and more relaxed myself".
So yeah... I didn't like her either. But by making Russell Crowe over the top crazy, they manage to make us root for her.
I'll say that it doesn't surprise me that her husband divorced her. And Crowe even attempted to put an end to the situation peacefully.
On the other hand, Crowe DOES go full-psycho and even involves people who don't have anything to do with it, so ultimately it's impossible to be on his side.
... not to mention lazy, careless and callous. She's so self-centered that she doesn't even notice how her laziness / carelessness impacts those around her (three tardies = automatic detention).
The back of her car was a pigsty and, on top of that, she leaves her unlocked phone inside the open car while buying gas?
Go Team Russell GO!!!!
A-friggin-MEN
shareI think that was the point of her character.
Her life was a mess of her own doing.
Spoilers!
In the final scene she holds off from pressing the horn showing how her character is starting to change for the better.
I remember really enjoying this movie. Crowe was first rate. She should have given him the "courtesy tap." ;D
I agree with your assessment of its theme of civility and road rage. A master class.
HOPEFULLY that is what the makers of this film intended.
shareYeah, you can say that again. Actually at first i was like, yeah Crowe, teach her a lesson, but then he was just totally psychotic.
Im watching this other show on Netflix called "fool me once". The main character "Mia" has a attitude and is so unlikeable too. Makes the show hard to watch and for me to care or root for her.