In the discussion (4)
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- The 2004 cellphones are an aged-worst choice, recalling a time they were mainly for emergencies.
- The golf scene's only failing is that it is too short; a fuller hot take is deferred.
- Jack's behavior would be received less sympathetically now, but the film needs his flaws and womanizing to generate the story; greater modern caution about flawed characters is criticized.
- Unacknowledged drunk driving is an aged-worst issue, contrasted with the region's later driver services; the plan to be nearer the hotel when drunk still involves driving.