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Casting What-Ifs

Al Pacino; Will Smith; swapped Sinise and Cage.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:41Read transcript
  • Al Pacino is identified as an offered alternative for Kevin Dunne, with the need for an older Rick discussed.
  • Will Smith is identified as another offered alternative, and his choosing Enemy of the State is defended. — Bill Simmons
  • The panel says Smith as Kevin would have let him play an unusual villain. — Bill Simmons
  • Swapping Gary Sinise and Nicolas Cage remains an alternate recasting idea.
Snake Eyes The Rewatchables
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Cruise or Hanks?

Tom Cruise as Rick Santoro and Tom Hanks as Kevin Dunne.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:57Read transcript
  • Tom Cruise as Rick and Tom Hanks as Kevin is proposed. — Sean Fennessey
  • The villain reveal and their combined star power are argued to make the pairing especially effective. — Sean Fennessey
  • A Cruise-and-Will-Smith alternative is raised, but their age difference is offered as an objection.
  • The panel invents a hallway sprint for Cruise.
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Picking Nits

Pre-fight party; ignored blood; weak security; implausible fighters; Julia’s plan and glasses; ignored assault; abrupt romance.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:45:09Read transcript
  • A model-and-drug party immediately before a heavyweight fight is questioned, with a possible Tyson-era defense. — Van Lathan
  • Almost nobody reacting to Julia being covered in blood is criticized. — Van Lathan
  • Rick reaching the defense secretary without a security screening is criticized. — Van Lathan
  • The fighters’ physiques are questioned relative to elite 1990s heavyweights. — Van Lathan
  • Julia’s public whistleblowing plan is criticized as incoherent, while fear of interception and the secretary’s public standing are offered as explanations.
  • The crowd becoming impatient in the first minute is criticized.
  • José Pacifico Ruiz’s performance and confused execution of the fixed fight are criticized, while participants disagree about whether he understands the plan. — Sean Fennessey
  • Julia relying on glasses rather than contacts is questioned; her collision with the wall is praised, and the lenses are said to look too weak for her impairment. — Bill Simmons
  • Nobody noticing the heavyweight champion punch a police officer is criticized. — Bill Simmons
  • Carla making a move on Nick at the end is criticized as unearned, though his earlier advance offers minimal setup.
  • Other 1990s movies are criticized for forcing romantic energy between the male and female leads. — Van Lathan
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