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Good Writing, Good Directing, Good Acting

posted 12 years ago by future_citizen
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I can usually distinguish whether or not a film is going to be promising within the first scenes by the dialogue of the characters. I was immediately impressed with the writing, and my sense of promise for this film carried on until the end credits. The films fluid writing, directing, and acting kept me engaged throughout the entire feature without feeling as if I were watching a movie production. I maintained being submerged in the suspenseful storyline the entire time. I highly recommend this movie.

[–] Dixiewoodard 12 years ago

And to add a side note: Thank you, thank you for a movie that has writers intelligent enough to write a dialogue that isn't inundated with cursing. If the main character doesn't have a vocabulary that reaches beyond four letters then the plot must be really weak IMHO. Not so for this movie! They also didn't use nudity to cover weak story lines. A+!!!

[–] datwishbr 12 years ago

couldn't have put it better my self. very nice, engaging film from start to finish and none of the crud

[–] swimminginjeans 11 years ago

Could of been easily a PG-13 movie, but I probably wouldn't of wanted to watch it as I prefer R movies anyday.

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

except for the 30 or 40 people killed in cold blood

[–] jshreckhise 11 years ago

yeah, i agree this is one of those sleeper gems, good camera work, good plot, great acting, and aptly named...

unlike many who thought this was just another rehash of taken, i dont think it was even close...the only similarity is a guy and his daughter...other than that it was not about rescuing her, but staying alive when the members of a conspiracy want to kill them...

it was also a mystery, unfolding as the plot ticked along...

anticlimactic or not, it was refreshing to see an ending that was not cheesy with some type of king of the mountain theatrics...

[–] Tyler-A-Arse 11 years ago

It was an good film. It was a little anti-climatic in the ending and seemed to end suddenly. But a good film.

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

it ended suddenly for JH, all right.

[–] The_Purge 11 years ago

It was well done.

[–] Internet-Police 11 years ago

This movie sucked...it was promising up to the point he got carjacked.

[–] hr_info 11 years ago

I liked this movie, it was entertaining. I did think that the 'bad girl' was really too young for that role, she wasn't believable as someone who is 'managing' cia hit squads, IMO of course. Also I didn't like the daughter. But overall it held my attention. Taken was a better movie, overall. Not so much because of Liam, but I just thought it was 'tighter', better directed, and more 'raw'. This movie did kinda 'wrap up' a tad too quickly and also I don't think the hitman would have left the young arabic girl alive, that would have been a loose end.
Oh well, there's no perfection in the world, anyway, so what. I was entertained and that's really all I care about. I did like Aaron E. in the movie, he was good in the role.
Oh yeah, I was surprised none of the people they met along the way commented on his battered face. That seemed a little odd.

[–] Siamois 8 years ago

... is your critical thinking.

I can usually distinguish whether or not a film is going to be promising within the first scenes by the dialogue of the characters.

No. No, you can't.

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

Joking, I hope. The acting and directing were fine, but the writing was laughably bad.