Yeah well, here you have the typical Morgan Freeman thriller, without the element of him being just a few days away from his retirement.
The story is not that exciting, and the characters often do things which seem to be, well, just out of character.
The surprise ending came as a total surprise, it was not hinted at anywhere during the movie and therefore it is not really a good ending - twisting the plot just for the element of surprise is a rather rude method to get the viewer off-balance, and it has been done better lately in movies like "The Sixth Sense" or "Wild Things".
Apart from these big downlets in the style division, there are some major questions remaining as to the main plot.
My main complaint, ATTENTION SPOILER ALERT...
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When the kidnapper wanted to be famous, and when the only way of reaching this fame was to get the Russian presidents son, then why for heavens sake didn't he kidnap him INSTEAD of Megan in the first place? He could just as well have Dimitri called to his office instead of Megan - he would have pulled of his caper without the necessity to bring himself into danger once more at the Russian embassy...
No, this movie was certainly not a memorable one. And Monica Potter as a bad girl? Come on, guys, who is going to buy this???
The story is not that exciting, and the characters often do things which seem to be, well, just out of character.
The surprise ending came as a total surprise, it was not hinted at anywhere during the movie and therefore it is not really a good ending - twisting the plot just for the element of surprise is a rather rude method to get the viewer off-balance, and it has been done better lately in movies like "The Sixth Sense" or "Wild Things".
Apart from these big downlets in the style division, there are some major questions remaining as to the main plot.
My main complaint, ATTENTION SPOILER ALERT...
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R
T
When the kidnapper wanted to be famous, and when the only way of reaching this fame was to get the Russian presidents son, then why for heavens sake didn't he kidnap him INSTEAD of Megan in the first place? He could just as well have Dimitri called to his office instead of Megan - he would have pulled of his caper without the necessity to bring himself into danger once more at the Russian embassy...
No, this movie was certainly not a memorable one. And Monica Potter as a bad girl? Come on, guys, who is going to buy this???