Producer review
Horrible and unsubtle; worse than low expectations
In the discussion (5)
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- The first-time viewer briefly jokes that it is the best film in ten years, then retracts that and calls it horrible, unsubtle and lacking nuance.
- A claim that its Facebook-like sentiment could still find an audience is disputed; Sound of Freedom is offered as an analogy, with disagreement over what drove its attendance.
- The trafficking plot finally exhausted the reviewer’s tolerance.
- The shopkeeper’s redemption is disputed: removing the gun versus failing to reckon with attempted murder.
- First-watch danger to the child and other characters loses force on rewatch when their survival is known.