Picking Nits
Multi-millionaire label; Jimmy jumping the gun; missing security; unconvincing kidnapper relationship; no private parents scene; no security at the end; slow 'shouldn't be a problem' reaction; 'don't shoot him, Tom'; second gun; Jackie Brown storyline
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- The TV station calling Tom a multi-millionaire is weird.
- The biggest nitpick is Jimmy jumping the gun and showing up unannounced for the ransom; the reply is that the film telegraphs his panic by showing the girl's picture and saying a mastermind is still out there.
- Where are Mel's security guards, given how rich he is?
- Jimmy's relationship with the girl in the crew is never sold, so his hesitation and haunting after her death do not land.
- The movie needed a quiet private scene of Renee and Mel lying in bed upset about their kid.
- At the end the family is playing soccer outside with no security right after the kidnapping.
- The film hinges on 'shouldn't be a problem' being said enough to trigger Mel; once he realizes it is the guy, he should jump across the table, sling or not.
- The 'don't shoot him, Tom' trope should be retired; Tom would not go to jail a day for shooting him.
- The villain definitely has a second gun on his leg.
- Looking back, the Jackie Brown storyline is not needed; it is a red herring but makes little sense.