What’s Aged the Best?
Light-to-dark progression; economical introductions; structural problems; title cards; behavioral details; wedding ring; Mexican cop payoff; Bernthal’s switch
In the discussion (4)
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- Aged-best choices include the progression from daylight through darkness to gray and economical character introductions.
- The hosts praise Sheridan’s attention to structural problems while debating the film’s apparent romanticizing of operators and his later tendency to overexplain. — Sean Fennessey
- The title, opening information cards, small behavioral details, Alejandro’s wedding ring and the delayed payoff to the Mexican cop’s story age well. — Chris Ryan
- Bernthal’s switch from friendly to threatening and his apparent loss of control during the assault are praised. — Bill Simmons