This film starts out decently enough. If you're a fan of trashy thrillers the "shock jock who tangles with.a crazy caller" is sort of an old troupe found in cheesy movies from the late 80's / early 90's.
But when executed well this style of film can be quite entertaining. When it's executed well. This was not one of those films.
Again, the premise was fine, but the execution left a lot to be desired.
For one thing, having a movie with twist after twist gets tiresome from an audience perspective. Around the 3rd twist people stop caring. I know I did.
But then at the very end this film just falls completely apart by committing the ultimate mortal sin of cinema: not mattering. Absolutely nothing that happens in this film ends up mattering, it's a complete waste of the audience's time.
I know Mel Gibson hasn't been mainstream successful in a long time, and he's a trash human being, but at least his films usually have a purpose. This one doesn't. Avoid, it ls a complete waste of your time. I promise.
But when executed well this style of film can be quite entertaining. When it's executed well. This was not one of those films.
Again, the premise was fine, but the execution left a lot to be desired.
For one thing, having a movie with twist after twist gets tiresome from an audience perspective. Around the 3rd twist people stop caring. I know I did.
But then at the very end this film just falls completely apart by committing the ultimate mortal sin of cinema: not mattering. Absolutely nothing that happens in this film ends up mattering, it's a complete waste of the audience's time.
I know Mel Gibson hasn't been mainstream successful in a long time, and he's a trash human being, but at least his films usually have a purpose. This one doesn't. Avoid, it ls a complete waste of your time. I promise.