chrisjilmorrow
Joined Aug 2023
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I give 'the amateur' a 4.5/10.
1. No character build regarding the relationship to the wife. The only thing we know is that they're married and that's all the motivation for revenge he needs. They have a 2-3 min scene together in the beginning which doesn't expand their relationship at all or give us background on how long they are married, where they meet, why they love each other, etc.
2. This film is littered with traps being set by our hero with little to no sequence of it being built, designed or put together. They just appear already ensemble, programmed and ready to work flawlessly the first time.
3. My biggest issue is this is an overly scored movie. Ever scene is scored to the emotion it wants you to feel. I compare this to a laugh track on a comedy sitcom telling you when to laugh, in this case, when to feel sad, or scared or thrilled but visually it's not there.
Overall this is a little step brother version of The Enemy of the State or Eagle Eye.
1. No character build regarding the relationship to the wife. The only thing we know is that they're married and that's all the motivation for revenge he needs. They have a 2-3 min scene together in the beginning which doesn't expand their relationship at all or give us background on how long they are married, where they meet, why they love each other, etc.
2. This film is littered with traps being set by our hero with little to no sequence of it being built, designed or put together. They just appear already ensemble, programmed and ready to work flawlessly the first time.
3. My biggest issue is this is an overly scored movie. Ever scene is scored to the emotion it wants you to feel. I compare this to a laugh track on a comedy sitcom telling you when to laugh, in this case, when to feel sad, or scared or thrilled but visually it's not there.
Overall this is a little step brother version of The Enemy of the State or Eagle Eye.