I watched this film last night and I was just appalled at how bad it was. And not only that, how little it makes sense as well.
I got the film because of Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas, whom I thought would be a good combination. The blurbs on the DVD box mentioned plot twists aplenty so I settled down for what I thought would be a great film.
Well after an hour, I was wondering when and where those plot twists were going to happen. And when the story would finally get into high gear. After 90 minutes, I kept thinking the same thing. But then the movie had been over for like 5 minutes.
Many scenes in the film made no sense, like Banderas being discovered as a janitor in the apartment building by Neeson. Then Banderas character's deception in showing Neeson on a later visit, a very luxurious apartment in the building and saying that this is really where he lives when he is in town.
This makes no sense !!! Those 2 scenes seem to be from 2 different movies. The jig is up with the first discovery and Banderas' character can't be stupid enough to not realize that Neeson knows he is just the janitor, as he discovered when he entered his basement apartment.
The movie seems filled with these moments of pure nonsense to stretch the running time, if not the credibility of the film.
Like the party scene at the end. Why did all the other characters from the film show up there ? Anyone with an ounce of decency would have said, sorry, I am not getting involved here.
And the daughter showing up in Milan, right next to Neeson in one scene is ludicrous beyond belief. How did she manage to get there the exact second Neeson does ??? The movie is incredibly slow moving as if to make you think about what is going on but it only leaves one puzzled as to why nothing is going on in the first place.
I will grant one thing of the movie and that is that it looks very nice. it did make me want to visit Milan.
But a 90-minute commercial is not what I wanted to watch. Actually, a 81-minute film, as this is a very very short film. It just looks and feels like it lasts forever.
In the bonus features on the DVD, neeson mentions he thought he was wrong for the part. I dunno if he usually follows his first instinct, but after watching this, I hope next time he doesn't get talked into doing something if he thinks he is not right for it.
This dreadful film is going back to the DVD store first thing in the morning.
M.
I got the film because of Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas, whom I thought would be a good combination. The blurbs on the DVD box mentioned plot twists aplenty so I settled down for what I thought would be a great film.
Well after an hour, I was wondering when and where those plot twists were going to happen. And when the story would finally get into high gear. After 90 minutes, I kept thinking the same thing. But then the movie had been over for like 5 minutes.
Many scenes in the film made no sense, like Banderas being discovered as a janitor in the apartment building by Neeson. Then Banderas character's deception in showing Neeson on a later visit, a very luxurious apartment in the building and saying that this is really where he lives when he is in town.
This makes no sense !!! Those 2 scenes seem to be from 2 different movies. The jig is up with the first discovery and Banderas' character can't be stupid enough to not realize that Neeson knows he is just the janitor, as he discovered when he entered his basement apartment.
The movie seems filled with these moments of pure nonsense to stretch the running time, if not the credibility of the film.
Like the party scene at the end. Why did all the other characters from the film show up there ? Anyone with an ounce of decency would have said, sorry, I am not getting involved here.
And the daughter showing up in Milan, right next to Neeson in one scene is ludicrous beyond belief. How did she manage to get there the exact second Neeson does ??? The movie is incredibly slow moving as if to make you think about what is going on but it only leaves one puzzled as to why nothing is going on in the first place.
I will grant one thing of the movie and that is that it looks very nice. it did make me want to visit Milan.
But a 90-minute commercial is not what I wanted to watch. Actually, a 81-minute film, as this is a very very short film. It just looks and feels like it lasts forever.
In the bonus features on the DVD, neeson mentions he thought he was wrong for the part. I dunno if he usually follows his first instinct, but after watching this, I hope next time he doesn't get talked into doing something if he thinks he is not right for it.
This dreadful film is going back to the DVD store first thing in the morning.
M.