What did I just watch?

There is a big plausibility issue with this film... it doesn't have any!!! No stupid murdering teenagers are this meticulous and knowledgeable about crimes and investigations... no cops are this intuitive that they can stare plain evidence in the face and disbelieve it... no police procedural can have this many 2+2's equal 5. This film presumes that its audience is dumb and forgiving of loop holes. Perhaps that presumption is correct... most people are dumb. I, however, am not, and saw right through every hole that this plot served up.

It is becoming an all too familiar trend in Hollywood that there are no likeable characters in any given movie. A film MUST have a protagonist... someone we root for, or care about, or have interest in to some degree. This routine cop drama doesn't really have that character, and thus prevents us from caring one iota about these people.

What the hell was up with all the homoerotic tension between the two teen killers? It didn't go anywhere or serve a purpose. It wasn't explained at all. I am just amazed the two 'Columbine' kids didn't start making out at some point. It was absolutely pointless and creepy.

I cringed with disgust at the climax when our 'hero' cop goes in without any backup whatsoever to find the two killers in the remote cliff-side house. Then she confidently tells one of them to precariously place the loaded gun next to the evil killer just within arms reach. For the love of God... this film should have been called 'Murder by Clichés'. I almost puked from laughing so hard at the ridiculous conclusion.

The tension never really comes to a boil in this thriller that lacks any surprises whatsoever. By the way, did anyone notice that Sandra Bullock was MIA for a few years? She seemed to go from the 'HOT' list to the 'NOT' list overnight. Come to think of it, I can't name three great Sandra Bullock films off the top of my head... can you? I guess I understand why she disappeared now.

© Written by TC Candler

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