If you thought this was in any way realistic, you're an idiot.

Honestly, I've never understood what people liked about this movie...the protagonist is unintentionally unlikeable and the scenarios are beyond contrived. Now, it's a movie...I understand people will overlook that but I hear some people actually saying this could happen and it's realistic and I have to say that is beyond obtuse. I've complied a list of glaring problems with this movie and why it's not at all realistic.

1. The suit.
Kevlar is a para-aramid synthetic fiber...it's designed specifically to absorb rounds not directly deflect them like they did in the movie. A material that did that would be extremely dense and thus extremely heavy. You'd probably be wearing panels of boron carbide, boron nitride or diamond...granted this may be possible but here's the problem...it would cost a fortune. Isn't this guy supposed to be strapped for cash at his very low paying job?

2. The explosives
Considering this has to be something that could demolish a building...Imagine it would have to be nitro-glycerine...could nitro-glycerine demolish a building the way it would used in the movie...no, it couldn't. But I'll concede that for a second and ask this question...how the *beep* is he affording this? Also, how did he acquire it? You can't just buy nitro-glycerine from a convenience store. Either way...that amount of explosive would cost a fortune! When you couple that with the suit...this starts to add up. (We haven't even gotten to the weapons yet)

3. The weapons
According to the wiki page for this movie...he used a Heckler & Koch MP7A1 submachine gun, a Ruger MP9 submachine gun, a Glock 17 semiautomatic pistol, a Beretta 92FS semiautomatic pistol and 2 combat knives...Now the average cost of all of these weapons would probably be around $8,000-$10,000...that's if he were lucky enough to order them on an auction site or something...and even then you'd have to give up very personal information...like your social security number, home address, etc. and a criminal background check....you could say he ordered them illegally but that would jack up the cost significantly. Considering all of the materials, he would need at least 5 years to set all this up...and that's with the kind of connections that could even allow for this to transpire. What about planning and the logistics involved...how long would that take? Probably another 1-2 years?

But quite frankly, when you have characters this conveniently stupid who needs planning and logistics...am I right?

4. The conveniently moronic police
Alright...lets say all the police were in that building that blew up...instead of course of the two beat cops in the strip mall. The cops confront Bill and ask him to surrender when he starts shooting at them...his magazines eventually runs out of rounds and he needs to reload. What do these cops do when he's reloading? Call for back-up (S.W.A.T, State Police, Sheriff's Dept, anyone)...No. They commence firing, while moving away from cover and inexplicably commanding Bill to "get down"...a few questions.

a.) Why are they moving away from cover?
b.) Why are they firing and giving commands...even if you want him to get down, how would expect him to hear you over the sound of your gun firing?

5. The conveniently stupid best friend
Evan is an idiot...there is no way around it...I mean what the hell was he doing the whole time...his friend enticed him to call out sick to work and when Evan does show up, Bill is no where to be found...so what did he do the whole day? Just twiddle his thumbs like an idiot?

6. The conveniently lazy coffee barista
Was there a reason he couldn't make the macchiato correctly? It's not like there was a line and honestly what would be the point in not correcting your mistake...what does the coffee barista/owner not like tips or customers?

7. The conveniently incompetent fast-food worker
One scene in particular pissed me off and was incredibly unrealistic...when the worker decides to start cleaning the table the two guys are eating on...if you've ever worked at a restaurant where you had to bus tables...you know why that was *beep*

8. The Sheriff's Department?
What the *beep* was taking them so long...they're supposed to keep in close contact with a dispatch relay. What the hell was dispatch doing?

9. The town's conveniently arrogant and stupid townsfolk.
Salon scene was incredibly stupid but that paled in comparison to the stupidity of the bingo hall scene and how no one decides to call the authorities. But then again one guy came through...he blows up a police station, kills dozens of people in broad daylight, kills 3 armed men, robs a bank, blows up two squad cars and gets away with it? *beep*, imagine if there were two of these guys...hell they could've killed everyone in town, robbed the town blind and fled before 3pm.

10. The premise and why the movie's point is a complete fail.
The reason Bill Williamson gives for why he did all this was overpopulation...yet there isn't a single theme that suggest that was problem and even worse it takes place in a small town! If there is one thing a small town doesn't traditionally have...it's a population problem!

I could go on and on about this movie...