It's actually a good movie outside of its political narrative. A few slow parts and a little peachy but the actions scenes I liked because it lacked the Hollywood "everyone stand and have a conversation before shooting" bs I hate in movies.
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
Comments (41)
sorted by:
I suggest watching Law Abiding Citizen. It's this movie without the stink of Uwe Boll around it.
Yeah, that one is actually a good movie. Could've been great if they didn't chicken out with the ending.
Butler actually tells the story of how the studio was surprised to see test audiences upset with the ending. Jamie Foxx was also upset because it was "his" movie and audiences liked Butler more and thought Foxx should have died.
Hollywood hasn't understood America for a long, long time.
Problem with LAC is the ending already happened earlier in the film. Butler's character tells the feds the right move was to say no to the terrorism threats/demands. But they already did that at the very start then capitulated when the first bombing happened. It's lazy it just takes the rest of the movie to get back to square one.
A better ending would also have been Jamie Foxx walking into his cell and shooting him.
Butler should have won
I didnt think that one was that great either tbh. The premise is interesting, but when they get into the details it gets pretty silly.
I thought assault on wall street was decent. But that one's about bankers.