What’s Aged the Worst?
Stereotyped passengers and implausible Los Angeles driving
In the discussion (8)
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- The lack of cell phones is raised
- The bus jump’s physics are criticized
- The panel rejects criticism of Hopper’s broad performance
- Sustaining fifty miles per hour in Los Angeles feels implausible
- Passengers are reduced to ethnic and personality stereotypes
- The gun-carrying passenger’s panic and Jack putting down his badge are questioned
- An oral history reportedly describes passenger backstories removed from the film
- The panel also defends Jack’s de-escalation and notes that realistic frightened people can seem annoying onscreen