I'm not sure what to say about this movie.
It was a fun action movie and had some cool scenes. Many explosions.
I don't wanna spoil too much because the idea is really good.
After his twin brother died, Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) finds lots of dangerous stuff in his room. He gets a call and a female voice (Julianne Moore, not credited) that in 30 seconds the FBI will raid his home and capture him if he doesn't flee. Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monoghan) gets a call and the same female voice tells her that her sons train will derail if she doesn't do what she is told. So they both find themselves fleeing from the FBI, not knowing where to go. We soon find out that the voice is capable of doing almost everything. Slowly we find out what the mission is all about...
The idea is really good. Soon we find out that the main characters are good guys that have to be the bad guys and no one believes them.
Most of all I like the character of the seemingly omnipresent and omnipotent female voice on the phone.
On the other hand I thought the deeper meaning of this movie was a little too on-the-nose. We get it, the antiterrorism laws aren't the best thing the United States ever did. Also, we are too reliant on technology.
The characters also aren't that good. I simply don't like Shia LaBeoufs character, even though I usually like Shia himself. Also the main FBI Agent was very unlikeable and I'm not sure if that was the plan or not.
All in all it's a fun movie to watch and then probably forget, but it's not bad. It's shot well and the action is really good. The best part is the idea though. I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars.
No comments:
Post a Comment