- JUST BEFORE things between Hutch and the burglars can escalate further, the burglars’ sick infant CONVENIENTLY starts to cry.
- David’s bus-pass ACCIDENTALLY falls off of Hutch during the bus fight.
- The crash of the car (in which Pavel and other assassins decide to deliver Hutch), CONVENIENTLY kills everyone except Hutch.
- LUCKILY, there were apparently no CCTV cameras present where the bus-fight took place and in the area where the aforementioned car crashed.
- How was Hutch able to get into Yulian’s nightclub without the guards noticing HIM or the bomb he’s carrying?
- We’re shown that Yulian only gets to know about the destruction of Obshak AFTER Hutch tells him, but shouldn’t he have known this already? Are we to assume that NONE of the guards protecting Obshak called Yulian to inform him about Hutch’s ongoing attack?
- THE CLIMAX
- During the car chase, neither Yulian nor his henchmen try to shoot at the tyres of Hutch’s car.
- Hutch conveniently gets shot in the shoulder, which LUCKILY only proves to be a minor inconvenience.
- Out of all places, Harry also LUCKILY gets shot in the shoulder.
- Eventually, Yulian CONVENIENTLY has David,Hutch and Harry cornered in a place where Hutch LUCKILY has access to duct tape and a pane of bulletproof glass.
THE POSITIVES-: - Bob Odenkirk gave a great performance and was effortlessly able to sell his character's two very distinct personalities.
- Thanks to its crisp cinematography and tight editing, the film has phenomenal pacing. Absolutely no time is wasted in showing the obvious and unessential information and as a result, the film doesn't overstay its welcome.
- The dialogues and the music choices, even though sometimes cheesy, worked really well with the tone of the screenplay.
- The character work done for the protagonist was minimal and simple, yet highly effective and engaging.
- The action scenes were extremely well shot and choreographed. The bus fight scene is easily one of the best action scenes I've seen in a long time. Apart from the grounded choreography, what really made the scene special was the fact that the "hero" got roughed up pretty bad, which was very realistic considering it was one middle-aged man against a group of young thugs. The flawless sound design - which really sold the weight of every blow- and seeing blood, broken teeth, and exhaustion among all the parties involved further increased my overall appreciation for the film.
RATING-: 7/10
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