What’s Aged the Worst?
The Mexico detour, Fincher’s dislike of the movie, Deborah Kara Unger’s later career, and repeated Super 8 flashbacks draw criticism.
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- The movie drags after Nicholas wakes in Mexico, and moving the sequence to San Bernardino is proposed as a faster alternative. — Bill Simmons
- Fincher’s public dislike of the movie is itself called something that aged badly. — Bill Simmons
- Deborah Kara Unger’s career after this role is described as a disappointment. — Bill Simmons
- The repeated Super 8 images of the father’s suicide are said to break the tone and over-explain Nicholas. — Chris Ryan