Great acting from Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron, Dakota Fanning and Pruitt Taylor Vince overcome some awful directing to produce an above average, and at times, very tense thriller..... until the final fifteen minutes.
Luis Mandoki would be well advised to steer clear of all action sequences in future. His apparent lack of understanding of the dynamics of masses allowed all tension built throughout the film to vaporise in the unintentionally comedic farce at the end. Mandoki's naivety is highlighted by his own admission that this is one of his favourite scenes! He should watch "Wacky Races" instead - it's more realistic!
Perhaps we can hope for a special "non-directors" cut on DVD with an ending that the rest of this film deserves.
Luis Mandoki would be well advised to steer clear of all action sequences in future. His apparent lack of understanding of the dynamics of masses allowed all tension built throughout the film to vaporise in the unintentionally comedic farce at the end. Mandoki's naivety is highlighted by his own admission that this is one of his favourite scenes! He should watch "Wacky Races" instead - it's more realistic!
Perhaps we can hope for a special "non-directors" cut on DVD with an ending that the rest of this film deserves.