What’s Aged the Worst?
Stereotyped passengers lead the criticism; traffic, missing phones, and police behavior are also debated, with de-escalation defended.
In the discussion (9)
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- Missing cell phones and the bus jump are raised as aged-worst candidates. — Bill Simmons
- Criticism of Hopper’s excessive performance is rejected; prolonged driving above fifty in Los Angeles is considered implausible. — Bill Simmons
- The stereotyped passenger ensemble is selected, especially the uptight tourist and the armed passenger who assumes the cop is after him. — Bill Simmons
- Jack putting down his gun and badge to reason with the armed passenger seems implausible for a Los Angeles cop.
- That calm response is contrasted with commandeering the Jaguar at gunpoint and the earlier shoot-the-hostage strategy.
- The passenger types are mocked as box-checking; a stand-up routine and Daylight provide comparisons. — Bill Simmons
- A reported passenger-cast oral history says backstories and arcs were cut, disappointing the actors.
- Frightened people acting realistically can be the most irritating screen characters; Skyler in Breaking Bad is offered as a parallel.
- Not shooting the armed passenger is offered as a criticism, answered by the defense that Jack defuses situations as well as bombs.