There are some times when getting something extra is a good thing. When you go to Wendy’s and find out that you got an extra order of fries or when you get change for a twenty when you paid with a ten are a couple of good examples. The exact opposite is true as well. Sometimes, just sometimes, getting something extra is the last thing that you would ever want. Finding out that you have two cavities, learning that your spouse has had two extra martial affairs or, and this is the most heinous, trying to force two INCREDIBLY stupid movies into one.
Storyline: An ex cop, Nick Cassidy (Worthington), is serving an extended jail sentence for a crime that he claims that he did not commit. When Nick learns that his father has passed he is allowed to go to the funeral. Nick sees this as an opportunity to make a daring escape and he takes it. Instead of taking the easy way out and going into hiding, Nick finds his way to the ledge of a downtown office building in an attempt to get enough attention focused on him to prove his innocence. Proving his innocence is one thing, but with dirty cops involved at every corner, surviving this ordeal will be a much harder task.
Now. After that nice little description I am going to go ahead and tell you all to skip this movie. Go watch Red Tails or The Grey. Heck, you would have a better time sitting at home watching Tom and Jerry reruns, because this movie is about as fun as a colonoscopy. Sam Worthington, who I have been waiting to show his true short comings as an actor, really proves a point that I have made in the past. This guy got lucky. He got lucky by being in the biggest film in history (Avatar) and is now going to great lengths to prove that he does not deserve to be the star of the highest grossing film ever made.
Worth the admission? Never. No way. I would pay another $8 to have the movie erased from my mind if I could. It tried to be too many things but never accomplished being good at one. I would also like to put the majority of blame on the films casting department. There is no way that anyone would take Elizabeth Banks serious as a Police Psychologist. She doesn’t even look the part, much less act the part.
My final complaint is about Sam Worthington. This is a silly thing to bring up, but his hair is the most visually distracting thing that I have seen in a movie in years. It looks like a greasy rat with curls has been trained to sit on his head for the duration of the film. His real disservice to the movie is his horrible acting. I have not seen acting this wooden since Pinocchio asked Geppetto why he couldn’t be a real boy. Yes. It’s that bad.
If you think that I am being a little harsh, or if you think that I am hitting the nail squarely on the head, let me know.
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