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Bosch (2014)
My Favorite Show Despite
Despite all the product placements, the detective who loses out on a random bidding site somehow not named Ebay (because bidding in e-commerce sucks), despite the played-out DA entanglements, city politicking and wise-ass coroner character who only has one dead body to deal with at a time (always offering advice); despite the typical precocious teenager who regularly sneers and rolls her eyes, the slow talks about crucial evidence without interruption, a detective with a wardrobe of $800 suits, a producer with an incredibly overblown take on modern relationships; the constant headshots and knifings; the cruelty and blood and whores of which Bosch and Co. must deal with every day of their working lives; despite that murder cases miraculously come to a head in a week when serialized; and despite that, in the real world, a cop like Bosch would be dead and fired by day 5, it's my favorite show these days. I just wish it didn't make me roll my eyes sometimes.
Kill the Messenger (2014)
Excellent Movement Piece
I had been wanting to see Kill The Messenger ever since it came out. Months later, I watched it on Amazon Instant.
For a story with little guns and violence - which is kinda cool since those two usually goes hand in hand with stories about drug runners - I found the movement well paced and exciting in this re-telling of Gary Webb and the price he paid for exposing the truth in his feature Dark Alliance.
The tension was well done here, something overlooked these days. What I got from the 'over-the-shoulder' camera angles - was that it was the twisting of Gary's story that was chasing him, and in the end it would be his undoing.
The viewer gets to be with Gary as he risks his life going to a third world prison; meeting with all the players and getting their words, the truth about what was going on. Then he gets a confession. After all this - us being there with him - we get to be in the office of his paper and listen as all of Gary's supporters tell him he's not telling the truth. What a way to wrap up things. You'll want to be there to help him, back him up against all of his 'backers'.
Excellent! -CharLes Mahoney, author of SOTG and The Gray Hound
The Guest (2014)
Follow The Symbols
The Guest is a hard movie to describe, let alone understand. Is it a mystery, a horror movie maybe? Given the premise (soldier comes back to the family of a fallen comrade) it starts off quite intriguing. But then the same soundtrack to Halloween kicks in and the viewer is left to wonder about the type of movie they are watching. Very confusing.
You won't be given any real plot details until the end and even at that point you won't understand why the psycho David is where he is and why he is doing what he does. There are so many holes in this movie that it is just ridiculous. And when the 'highly skilled' counter team goes after David, they don't even bother to survey the place first. They just rush in, shoot a million bullets that go everywhere and ... well, you know - only they end up dead.
Now, the symbols. The main girl does not remove her triangle Illuminati necklace the entire movie - it is a focal point in her closeups many times over. There are triangles everywhere in the background and at the end she appears with one eye covered over by her hair to take out David. For whatever reason, this movie comes off as a very low budget 80's cinema camp, but at the same time it is filled with the symbols used by H-wood and other elitist/occultists. Why would something so low budget and campy be filled with these symbols of wealth and power? Is it an ode to the Illuminati perhaps and not really a movie for viewers? Myself and the three other people in the audience would like to know the answer.
Halloween music, zero actors you know, enough holes to sink an Illuminati's mega yacht, overly graphic cheap kills with no intimacy for the payoff and much much more. Oh yeah, and Obama is the leader in charge of the counter team, but he himself can't hit the side of a barn with his machine gun. 3 Stars. Wish I could draw a triangle here and the eye symbol.
Son of God (2014)
Luke....Warm
I can't give this movie a real rating because I haven't seen it. Based on the previews however, and radio talk, I wanted to leave my own thoughts because I see that H-wood is doing all it can to rewrite the Bible, new and old, hoping to rake in the real thing they serve and worship - money.
Noah is coming out soon with Russell Crowe in the bearded lead and I can only imagine (based on their artistic license footnote) that it will be more like Braveheart than what actually is described in the written Word. Somehow Noah fights off sinners who want access to the Ark (never happened that way in the Bible). This is what I believe H-wood is doing here with their own "interpretation", but I could be wrong. We shall see.
With our Lord and Savior in the lead, H-wood seems to like making him into a peace-loving prophet first and foremost. If Steve Jobs changed the world with the iPhone/Pod, then why not make it the same kind of story for Christ? A man on a mission to change the world. Again, not so in the written Word.
I imagine there is so much peace and love in this story that one might forget that He came to bring a sword, not peace. To divide five by two and three, and five by three and two; to bring sinners into repentance. Our salvation is in his hands and we did nothing to earn it. It is by God's loving grace alone that we have our Lord and Savior Jesus, his only begotten son (J 3:16).
I'm sure if you bring your iBible with you and can hold it low enough in your seat, you'll say, "I don't see that anywhere." Also, you might wonder why the Pharisees are let off the hook - something Mel Gibson didn't allow and probably why he's been depicted as a drunk and a woman beater and cop hater and all of it in the press. Yes, Mel made a boat-load of cash, but he may be the only one who has ever come close to an actual parable by parable account of the New Testament.
When you see this movie, remember that it is overly hyped by what could be a lukewarm sect of modern Christianity. By the personalities who fear losing their people if they were to preach the Word 80% or more of the time. The ones who may or may not have the fear of God.
Spend your time instead and read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Honestly it took me a long time to even understand the parable of the sower. I used to think it was about farming and making good things happen in your life through persistence. Now I know the seed is the Word of God. And I know the bridegroom is and was Jesus and his bride the Church established. Now I know these things and they would never have been realized through a movie interpretation or a book with Jesus in the title or even in a Church that serves Starbucks and sells T-shirts. The only way was to read and think, and to let in the Holy Spirit.
God bless.
Tiny Furniture (2010)
A Sad Generational Display
After viewing "Tiny Furniture" I felt more depressed than I had before I decided to watch. Ms. Dunham drew me in, especially with her SNL appearance and growing popularity - both helped to make me wonder where exactly she came from.
I can't think of a single spoiler because that would indicate a plot was in place, one with a twist and a back-story and a sub-plot. The only thing happening here is that Aura (Dunham)is trying to figure out her "So Called Life".
In the mid 90's, this kind of film was for teenagers trying to figure out what they wanted for their lives, who they wanted to be as adults. Apparently in today's world, even four years of college doesn't help further things along in that department. In today's world it's perfectly OK to crawl back into your mother's womb (bed). To crawl back to a mother with no husband and no real joy in her life.
The viewer will know Aura went to college, but not who her father is. Was she a test tube baby? Was her sister? No explanation about the man who helped birth her into her "So Called World".
So it's feminist-bent and hipster-built and faith-less and artsy and a bit sad overall. I will admit that Dunham does have a good screen presence. She can do more with her stare than most actresses - and for that, she deserves credit.
When I saw Aura's paycheck and the potential 'suitors' in her life, I thought, well... you voted for him. Twice! At least in "Reality Bites" post-grads had their own apartments!
The Frozen Ground (2013)
Poor Execution Overall
The premise offers quite a lot, two well known actors in a battle of wits - acting out a real life serial killer case. Problem is is that the serial killer is in custody for a good part of the ending and the cop does not square off with him to release the tension. There is barely any tension and absolutely no payoff, only the female lead crying her eyes out for most of the movie. She is always crying, always swearing and it's just distracting. I get it - you're a whore, I understand that from the very beginning - yet we get more and more of how much she is a whore - all the whore things she goes through. Her main line is: What the F? All movie long.
It's never a good idea to put your good guy and bad guy in the same room half way through the story. Again, no payoff. But this is a true story, so I'm sure that is what they had to do. Maybe it shouldn't have been made. Played out like an R rated CSI show. Was looking forward to seeing Cusak in this.
I'm still hearing the girl cry and curse as I type. Unnecessary to say the least.
Jack Reacher (2012)
Reaches...
I've got to award "Reacher" with a 2/10 simply because of the camp. After awhile, the movie is so bad that it's kinda good.
I wanted to watch because TC has a real presence on screen, and I think he very much knows that. What he doesn't know, and what makes him blind, is his vanity. No longer is he willing to take chances like he did in "Jerry Maguire". TC simply is not vulnerable anymore; he's here to save the world for all the little people. Period.
So he's 5'6 in real life and they need to shoot him from the ground up and won't do many side by side shots with him and other actors - so what - he's TC. So he has to have every woman desire him and pose with his shirt off in extra long shots while a woman much taller than him is forced to sit and ogle him on the bed, OK, fine. So he never gets nervous when surrounded by thugs who somehow magically turn into keystone cops as bullets are flying at his head. So what if the best sniper in the Army can't actually shoot Reacher. So what if one of the best actors of our time (Duvall) is told to come in at the end and play second fiddle to the great TC. It's a TC production, and it says that from the start.
All you need to know is that this movie was made for a twelve year old or, just maybe, by a twelve year old (guess who). If you don't believe me, watch the scene where the guy is being interrogated at the beginning and he writes on a piece of paper, "Get Jack Reacher". He writes this in big block letters for the camera so the audience can see it clearly and so the twelve year old watching can understand what's going to happen next. Oh, and when the camera shows the guy writing this prior, his hand is not tracing huge letters out on the page - he's just writing what looks to be small cursive, as any person would normally write.
I couldn't watch the end, but I'm thinking TC does something awesome there and his hair looks perfect, as it does the whole movie. Maybe a few more minutes of hero worship, I don't know, just thinking out loud now.
Bully (2011)
Skims over the real issues going on
Bully is another documentary film that comes from a negative and sad point of view. The parents are hurting and rightfully so, but all we get as a resolution from the filmmakers here is the group that's formed to "Stop Bullying". Yet another PSA. Isn't it obvious that if you write that phrase on the board and cross out "Stop", you're left with "Bullying". To rid you must replace. How about replacing with - "Start Friendship"; the opposite of the issue, the positive. Campaign for that. Again, with most doc films like we have here, it's got to be a negative pov or nothing at all. No answers and no real resolution. Just the heart break moments. Voyeurs we've become.
With all the shootings and everything else negative we hear about, all we can seem to do is wear colored bands and have our hands held by the powers that be; the powers who do absolutely nothing for prevention. Someone shoots up a school and we bow our heads (and then politik about gun control). Someone smacks a kid on a bus and we slap their wrist. How about - one smack equals one paddle. 'No way' you say in our modernized, everyone-wins-bubble-school-society. Where are the nuns when we need them most? Bully doesn't get to the tough questions, I believe. Questions like why is there no real discipline in schools - or at least the school they feature in this documentary. And is there a big empty gap now that we have women virtually running the entire school system and driving the school buses - and no men around other than the janitors? What happened to role models and discipline? What happened to someone a boy can respect? When the elder school lady sat the boys down and scolded them with talk about their negative records, I thought I might fall out of my chair. Ewwwww.....the 'ol negative records talk. C'mon, people, really? Kids aren't taking punches any more. Kids are insulating. Is it because of the people they're supposed to look up to for support - that they aren't that great to look up to in the first place? That kids see them cower on a daily basis and think - what does it matter anyways? One of the main featured kids here said exactly that - that he told the lady his head was crushed and she did nothing about it. And he was right. But no one listened even when he said it to their face. What did the lady do other than defend herself against him with her lame responses? Who's the real Bully here...
The parents in Bully can only do so much when the school system gives up on kids as a whole. Data replacing everything that's true to heart. What good is it to hire back slappers and bake sale organizers when kids really need the Terminator. Think about it.
It's hard to talk though, about the real issues going on. Issues like gender politics. Issues like dealing with things the right way; by replacing them or fighting fire with fire if they scale out of control. For Heavens sake, the only kid interviewed here who wasn't bullied had stood up for himself against the so called bullies - and he was left alone. And he earned respect. How do you not follow that kid's example. He solved half your problem. Learning to take a punch isn't bad when you're taught how to deliver one back. Take the punch if necessary and learn to strike. Once you're eighteen, kid, you'll need to know this or you'll get eaten up in the real world. The real world is no bubble.
But we weep and we bleed and it happens again. And it get's worse until people say no more and get mad. When they quit accepting hugs from the superintendents and the higher ups. When they start to Bully ti gets better. I'm thinking the documentary "Start Friendship" won't be coming out anytime soon.
Flight (2012)
Oh how I wanted it to be good
Flight takes the real life crash of an Alaska Airlines plane and turns it into a story about alcohol and redemption.
The fiction is hard to take. It is not possible to control a plan with the jackscrew snapped and the elevator pushing down - which is what happened with Alaska. But Denzel pulls it off, you watch.
Aside from the complete unreality of the plane "flight", the movie just lags on and on. In a way, this movie promotes drug use. It says cocaine is good for recovery when you're on a major beer and hard liquor binge. Imagine someone watching and trying that theory out for real - and losing.
I also couldn't figure out why a heroin addict (they are everywhere in film and TV these days) was at an AA meeting. Last time I checked, heroin doesn't let you do anything but more heroin. Like I said, this film, quite possibly, is a promo for drug use.
To sum up, it's hard to like the character here, and when you don't like him, it's a bad sign. I really wanted flight to be good, but it wasn't for me. 3/10.
Skyfall (2012)
Plays Like Born; Sort of
The latest Bond, Skyfall, attempts to bring in the hand to hand combat and dark imagery of the Born series, but it falls hard. The usual setup is here, ie., the freakish bad guy, the doubt in the protag, the girl, etc. Without spoiling it for you, I'll say Skyfall is similar in outline to the last Born with Damon in it. Think - back story of the agents, how they're brought in and treated. Skyfall even has Albert Finney from Born as well, go figure.
How dark has Bond fallen (no pun)? He accesses the bad guys lady - a girl he says (to her face) is a sex slave. She doesn't deny it. He says he can help her. A few scenes later he's having sex with her - so how did he really help her? I won't give the next part away, but it's not good for the girl. Bond does not help.
4/10.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Seriously Long...
Mi4 is at least one act too long. But, that doesn't matter, something is bound to explode and wake you up. There was some snoring going on from the audience. I knew when it was a meeting scene with the characters, I could take my bathroom break. When I returned, they'd be starting the next mission. Predictable and way over the top - But then again it's TC, so...he's got to do inhuman acts and look cool doing so. Oh, and the missile to destroy the world with .0001 seconds on the clock, been done about a thousand times. Lazy. TC also goes with the hoodie, yep he's like 50! Mi4, like a lot of other big budget movies, is like a running infomercial, ie, Apple products everywhere...H-wood doesn't like old people and they sure as He** don't dig MS, HP and other technology that just isn't hip.
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
Do People Really Act Like This?
The characters in this - lifetime-esque - romantic comedy are one huge cliché. The nosy gay guy bff's. The silly - slightly mental understudy who issues good advice. The almost 50 year old - 30 somethings. The angry but fun loving butcher, I mean the list goes on and on.
The dialogue is setup for jokes that have been played so many times, it's just sickening. The lead - sex and the city guy - is one big pu*** The man deserves no play. Last time I checked, women don't like pushovers who get dumped.
The florist job is ridiculous for someone who hates being in love. The lead is cute, but she takes way too much dress up to look good (did this movie budget thousands for her hair, makeup and wardrobe - Absolutely). She was a much better character when she was playing it real in her first movie, which much more believable and genuine.
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)
Is Hollywood Brave Enough To Make The Bernie Madoff Story?
It is the biggest story of the last five years, yet H-wood will not touch Bernie Madoff because he sold them out and he sold out his own people.
Instead we get films like Across The Line, a shaky shot that takes Bernie's story and dumps it on an anglo guy seekng redemption.
Shaky camera equals tension in this one - to the director that is...to the audience it plays like an episode of 24.
Low budget...original dramaesque.
The real story of a billion dollar ponzi is right there: The criminal Madoff, the son who pays the sins of the father. Is Hollywood brave enough to tell it...only if they change the name of the man.
OJ Simpson: Monster or Myth? (2010)
First person view of a sociopath
I only made it to the half way point of this fantasy stroll down memory lane with OJ. All I have to say is thank goodness he is locked up for a good 15 years right now.
OJ takes the viewer on a ride in his Mercedes. He talks about the jail cell, he talks about his trophies, he talks about the food cart on the corner and he talks about how famous he is. Unfortunately he does not talk about his dead wife or show any remorse or grieving for her. It is all about him, it always was and always has been.
OJ laughs at everything that comes out of his mouth with his awful sense of humor, the man is simply not funny. If you want to know what a sociopath is like - this is the movie for you.
Who really cares about his trial anymore - it was turned into a circus and a race riot. He got off, then he got busted again because of his incredibly large ego.
Case 39 (2009)
Only One Way To Go
There's only one way to go after the first 10 minutes of Case 39. Oh..I get it, the child is the devil - it's one of those flicks.
Not a bad movie to just veg out to. The evil girl knocks it out the park in her one on one with Bradley Cooper (best scene by far in the movie, convincingly scary). If only the entire movie could have been as good as that particular scene.
No intimacy equals no horror and CGI just kills a movie's shot at realism.
The girl turns into a full fledged demon in her climax with Renee - why she didn't use her demon powers when her original adopters were trying to bake her in the oven is a question you might want to ask after screening this one.
Who is this girl and why is she a demon? What is her background?. The director asks that you to forgo this necessary info.
Unstoppable (2010)
Please...Stop It
"Unstoppable" should have been stopped before it was made. 90 minutes of runaway train narrated by a plethora of annoying news people who somehow have all the information the second it's made available to the main characters - lazy directing by Tony Scott (90 minutes of Numbers would have been more entertaining). No tension because there is no terrorist doing all of this - the train is on auto pilot, therefore the only thing that can happen at the end is to stop it, and yes...they do. Many holes to this story, but my favorite was this one: Train has been moving 70 mph or so for about half the day, this would mean the train would be at least 250 miles away from where our heroes catch on to the problem. When they do stop the train and have a press conference - all the characters family members are right there with them to celebrate (Denzel's girls were watching it all unfold at their work - Hooters if you can believe that). Fine acting by Chris Pine, but a terrible performance by Rosario - her character presentation was just silly.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Twenty Minutes Too Long
Rise is about twenty minutes too long, but other than that it's pretty good. One can do a lot with computer generated apes - and the director takes advantage of this very fact. The first part of the story grabs you, but the middle is where I started to lose interest. The last part was all disaster flick - it's what sells I guess. In my opinion, this movie would have been fantastic if the ape somehow helped the scientist find a real solution for the disease of the father, then the story could unfold with a battle to get a proper drug past the evils of the pharmaceutical industry agenda - that would have been a smart drama. Instead, the ape gets angrier looking as he grows - and at the end - not even an " I love you" or "I'll miss you" is said - just emptiness and no resolution of the feelings between man and ape or ape and man.
Source Code (2011)
Not Good
Source Code fails to suspend your belief - what's required to make you want to play along with the "who dun-nit" aspect the director hopelessly baits you into. It's confusing and it gets boring watching the same thing over and over again. Rather than follow along, I was left questioning: "Is this Groundhog Day or is it more like Matrix when someone pulls the plug?" You know what happens in the end of course - there really is no surprise. Oh, and terrorists...they are everyday normal looking dudes just like you. Uhhh, the propaganda! The action is lazy - just a CGI fire over and over. The people on the train don't behave the way real people do - they behave more like SIMS characters. I think there was even a text message sent between two parallel universes - was this an attempt at fantasy as well? The train blows up and the film just blows.
The Beaver (2011)
Entertaining, but incomplete
The Beaver would make for a good parody called The Beiber. It would be great to see someone poke fun of Justin Beiber by making him into a plastic doll (something he is in real life) and cutting him in half on a band saw. Unfortunately, this happens to a cute hand puppet in The Beaver and not Mr. Beiber himself. Mel Gibson is worth watching, the plot, however, is not. What was the old Walter like? Who once played with the hand puppet - surely it had a name before it made it to the trash? No one seems to remember a hand puppet or even playing with one that looks like he was used for years. The topic of depression is taken lightly and the movie insists years of research to treat manics was a waste - you can cure yourself - a hint of Scientology possibly... The subplot is more relevant and rich with performances, but do we really need more teen drama these days...the answer is no. It would have been interesting to see a real love affair between the main characters unfold - to see them battle their demons and make it through. By the time Walter makes it on the Today Show to visit with Matt Lauer I was about done. Filling in the fictional movie holes with real life entertainers just sucks - make those characters up! Jodi Foster is much more the actress than this movie offers - was it too much for her to pretend to love a man and a beaver despite her own personal life ?
Breaking Bad (2008)
Bad
The message that the average Joe, when he's forced to make decisions, should just take the low road is Bad. You need money, your job sucks, your life is out of control - you've got two choices: stay where you are or deal meth. You can also pimp yourself middle America or you can deal weed. You can do all these things and feel redemption somehow. This isn't how real life works and it's Bad. Will Hollywood write the script about the guy who rises above it all by becoming a legitimate entrepreneur? Doubtful. For now, they'll stick with the detective who kills or the teacher who pimps, all to convince you this is all there is and that it's Good. No really, it's all Bad.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
A capitalist bashing capitalism...That's a good one!
I'll have to give this a 10 out of 10...for the delusional.
Michael Moore masquerades as a man of the people - a guy who fights the oppressive fat cats of a capitalist society. Really, what does it matter if you're not subject to the rules you want set out for the less fortunate? Moore's made millions making people believe he isn't a filmmaker as well as a millionaire.
Moore's a capitalist because he's taken advantage of the freedom it provides him to make money off of bashing capitalism and other subjects that rise up into the public consciousness.
If you think for a minute that Michael Moore wants to saddle up next to you and listen to your problems - think again. The man is looking down on you from his mansion and laughing all the way to the bank.
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Cut & Paste "Documentary"
Let's face it, Michael Moore is a film producer who profits on low budget productions. His "documentaries" are cut and pasted to his liking - he only allows his subjects to interject sound bites of his approval. Bowling manages to argue the age old debate of gun control in the aftershock of Columbine. Moore stands against gun ownership, but misses the point of automatic weapons - something that a parent singles out in a highlighted protest. Moore jumps over semi auto's designed for nothing other than human targets to rifle owners and their right to protect themselves. Moore cruises to Canada and revels in their no gun society, but he again jumps over their own history of violence that has occurred there throughout the years. Watch Bowling if you like low budget films that only benefit the director.
The Reef (2010)
Excellent performances
The setup is pretty familiar....what's not is the acting. The director understands tension, he lets it build and doesn't try to win the audience over with a lot of giant shark and angry teeth face time. The girl who experiences shock in the water is incredibly believable. If the Oscars weren't so biased to major releases - she'd be a winner. I'm not sure of any A-listers who could have pulled off the realism of what one goes through before an attack that's inevitable and the fear of not knowing if it's going to happen in the next few seconds or minutes. Reef is a lot better than "Open Water" and it is probably the only other shark film that understands what Jaws did to moviegoers.
Devil (2010)
Haven't We Already Seen This In "Signs"?
If you've seen Night's "Signs" then you've already seen the plot twist to "Devil". Nothing was more ridiculously out of place than when Night played the veterinarian character in that movie. He was probably the only Indian man in the entire state - that being more alien than the actual alien from outer space. "Devil" repeats the whole car crash thing that ties the characters in Signs, albeit a touch more like "Crash" - how everyone is connected kinda thing. It's scary only to the point that the lights go out, when the lights are on, there is nothing that moves. Very little character depth as the viewer is left only to know that these are bad people. Worth watching, but sub par at best.
Blitz (2011)
Now I know why this is on my Netflix already
Virtually every scene in Blitz is predictable. You know who's gonna get whacked and the precise moment it's gonna happen. The director builds no tension, but tries to apply false tension with a violin for half the movie. The viola keeps on trying to bait you from scene to scene. Cops are getting cut down by a serial killer who is just mad crazy - but we don't know why he is that way. We get to see the killer so often, he doesn't scare you the way a smart thriller should. When victims are getting stalked, we see the stalker - pretty much taking away the act of stalking. The victims of course don't see anything - yet they're cops - people who are supposed to be on their toes. When they get taken out, there is no realism. Any realism is replaced with gore - gore that's meant to shock you. It sickens rather than shocks because there is no intimacy in the act or tension from previous plays. Jason is terrible - but what really could he do with such a terrible screen play? The absurdity of the movie can be drilled down to this: the reporter gets a call from the killer - killer tells reporter he just killed a cop with a hammer - killer tells reporter his name is Blitz (like Blitzkrieg) - reporter smiles as if to say 'Thank You' as he hangs up with the killer - Headline the next day says something to the effect of "Blitz Kills Again". If someone called you after they killed someone with a hammer - would you smile? Why would a paper run a headline like that when they just discovered his name the day before? The whole thing is amoral and trite. Aside from all this useless fodder, the director puts both the killer and hero in the same room together - and without a glass wall between them. This is a No No - don't ever get the two so close lest you want to ruin the showdown at the end. The edge cop is obviously taken from Dirty Harry, even from one of the first scenes when he's getting chewed out - straight from DH. The movement is Bourne Identity - or at least it wants to be. Might make a good comedy in 20 years, because it's absolutely foolish.