The Killing has a good premise, but is poorly written and executed. Lacking entertainment for a heist film, with mostly uninteresting characters that are also overacted.
The main character Johnny's the worst. George and Sherry Peatty are good characters, because they're realistic and well acted, but even they could use more dimension. In regards to the ending, you would research luggage restrictions or do a trial run, but there are so many silly mistakes. Nikki the shooter, had to get there first and make a big deal of it so the parking attendant would remember him. The bar attendant couldn't just put the package away eliminating any risk and therefore avoiding making a scene. The wrestler had to tell someone that if he wasn't back by a certain time, for that person to tell someone to do something, that if anyone was to question his involvement it would be obvious he knew ahead of time. Sherry's other man couldn't just get Johnny as he gets out of his car, instead of holding the group at gunpoint avoiding being shot.
The film's okay, but that's mostly because it's almost impossible to make a bad film about this sort of content. The many unabashed Kubrick praise reviews make me chuckle.
The main character Johnny's the worst. George and Sherry Peatty are good characters, because they're realistic and well acted, but even they could use more dimension. In regards to the ending, you would research luggage restrictions or do a trial run, but there are so many silly mistakes. Nikki the shooter, had to get there first and make a big deal of it so the parking attendant would remember him. The bar attendant couldn't just put the package away eliminating any risk and therefore avoiding making a scene. The wrestler had to tell someone that if he wasn't back by a certain time, for that person to tell someone to do something, that if anyone was to question his involvement it would be obvious he knew ahead of time. Sherry's other man couldn't just get Johnny as he gets out of his car, instead of holding the group at gunpoint avoiding being shot.
The film's okay, but that's mostly because it's almost impossible to make a bad film about this sort of content. The many unabashed Kubrick praise reviews make me chuckle.