The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Betrayed partners and son; Celine’s cat care; electrifying car scene
In the discussion (4)
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- Reuniting betrays Jesse’s wife and Celine’s war-photographer boyfriend; viewing the story from the wife’s perspective would change its romantic appeal.
- The movie makes viewers complicit in rooting for adultery while Jesse’s son bears the consequences; the third film is said to address this damage.
- Celine is called a terrible cat parent for leaving Che outside in hot Paris; the defense is that cats naturally hunt and manage outdoors.
- The car scene is among the most electrifying scenes of the 2000 s, compared with The Dark Knight’s truck flip and Collateral’s street shooting rather than a firm number-one ranking.