Blackhat The Rewatchables
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Blackhat

Picking Nits

Unestablished fighting skills; elaborate hideout; exposed gunfighters; handsome hacker; distant dialogue; helicopter conversation; precise wound preparation; replaced dialogue

In the discussion (8)
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  • An early prison fight is proposed to establish Hathaway’s combat ability before the restaurant brawl.
  • The elaborate basement tunnel and booby traps prompt questions about who could construct them discreetly.
  • Barrett and Jessup fail to take defensive cover in the shootout.
  • Hemsworth is considered implausibly handsome for the hacker role.
  • The final confrontation’s dialogue could not plausibly be heard across a loud cultural event at such a distance.
  • The helicopter conversation about Hathaway dating Dawai’s sister, supposedly on a private channel, is criticized.
  • The couple seems prepared for the exact wounds Hathaway will receive, with supplies, scarf, and magazine armor enabling his survival.
  • Replacing dialogue across the opening 25 minutes to support the reordered plot is criticized as especially odd for a $70 million film.