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Why is everyone on IMDb going so nuts for this film? The plot lost me because none of the things Ford does make any sense. It was like his character read the script before he decided what to do. What else could explain his zero tolerance for the police and the embassy staff? Or his single-minded pursuit of this Dede character? His actions make even less sense when you consider that kidnapping Ford's wife was a stupid thing for the thugs to do. If they had just busted into Harrison Ford's hotel room with guns a blazing in the beginning, there would be no movie (or Israel I guess). From there, the movie degenerates into one of those movies where a common citizen out-cops the cops and out-thugs the thugs. Whatever.
The movie did have some amusing moments. I always loved it when Harrison Ford's conference kept interfering with the search for his wife. It was hilarious to see someone so distracted try to make conference small-talk, especially with everyone eyeing the sexy woman on his arm. I also thought the final scene where Ford tells a dying Emmanuelle Seigner, "You're going to be fine baby" with his wife right there. Let's face it, the wife had be wondering who this long legged twentysomething was. I expected the wife to remark "baby?" out loud. Ah, the 1980s. Gotta love it.
Why is everyone on IMDb going so nuts for this film? The plot lost me because none of the things Ford does make any sense. It was like his character read the script before he decided what to do. What else could explain his zero tolerance for the police and the embassy staff? Or his single-minded pursuit of this Dede character? His actions make even less sense when you consider that kidnapping Ford's wife was a stupid thing for the thugs to do. If they had just busted into Harrison Ford's hotel room with guns a blazing in the beginning, there would be no movie (or Israel I guess). From there, the movie degenerates into one of those movies where a common citizen out-cops the cops and out-thugs the thugs. Whatever.
The movie did have some amusing moments. I always loved it when Harrison Ford's conference kept interfering with the search for his wife. It was hilarious to see someone so distracted try to make conference small-talk, especially with everyone eyeing the sexy woman on his arm. I also thought the final scene where Ford tells a dying Emmanuelle Seigner, "You're going to be fine baby" with his wife right there. Let's face it, the wife had be wondering who this long legged twentysomething was. I expected the wife to remark "baby?" out loud. Ah, the 1980s. Gotta love it.