So did anyone ever see Red Dawn? Remember sitting there, watching, and thinking to yourself, "Get the f**k out of here! No way the Russians just fell for that!!!" I had the same thing happen watching today's prison breakout movie: The Next Three Days. The whole time, I'm sitting here going "Seriously?!?!?! Are they really that dumb?";by "they," I mean EVERYBODY. Paul Haggis has put together a movie that has us cheering for the protagonists in spite of almost every decision and action they take. I couldn't believe that I was rooting for these idiots. Early in the picture, a set of concrete rules is set down, and as it progresses, each one is broken or flat out ignored. Wow. I could not imagine getting so sucked into a movie that was so plodding and predictable.
Russell Crowe (Gladiator, Robin Hood) and Elizabeth Banks (Zack and Miri, W.) do a great job with the roles they have, I just had trouble buying into this guy's plan.....a lot of trouble. The constant emotional edge that this character walked was so precarious and full of tension, I'm amazed he remained stable enough to try this "rescue." Every actor in this movie walked around like they were on Lithium and were so hard to become attached to in any way. I wanted to, trust me on that. In the end, I came away from this movie going, "what the hell just happened? Should I be happy? What....did....ummm...oh never mind."
All in all, I have to say I was a bit underwhelmed by this movie. It was far from the worst thing I have ever seen, but I was expecting it to be a bit smarter and quicker paced. Watch it if your queue is otherwise.....devoid of anything else you want to see. 6/10.
Tomorrow's movie: A pianist and a zombie survivor in Splice. See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!
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