The movie is about a TV network executive trying to produce a reality show in which contestants play Russian Roulette.
OK fine, the idea behind the reality show is terrifyingly intriguing and all that and it makes you think...but what utter garbage! Firstly, a show like this will NEVER go on air! You would never get a network, approval, courts would stop you and you would never get the willing contestants...let alone 5 glamorous celebrities to throw their lives away for $5 million dollars they probably already have! Secondly, not only was this movie a bad idea but it was badly carried out. For instance, when a guy eventually does get shot, there is 30 seconds of silence and tears...before raucous applause erupts and cheering! for what?!? Yes, let's ignore the dead man and start cheering the other idiots. Then to top this garbage off, Eva Mendes develops a conscience because what? Did she not see this coming? Did the fact the gun went off come as a shock to her? Yeah right.
And if that's not enough, the show goes on to become a massive hit...Bull****! Even if by some miracle a show like this airs, there is no way in hell it would air for a second time let alone for years later. In a nutshell, Live! is based on an intriguing idea to ponder at home but does not warrant a movie due to it's high degree of implausibility. Give it a miss; you'll only get irritated. As others have suggested, Running Man (although equally unlikely to occur in real life) is a better option as it is simply better carried out and the implausibility is partly hidden by the action and 'rooting for the good guy' effect.
OK fine, the idea behind the reality show is terrifyingly intriguing and all that and it makes you think...but what utter garbage! Firstly, a show like this will NEVER go on air! You would never get a network, approval, courts would stop you and you would never get the willing contestants...let alone 5 glamorous celebrities to throw their lives away for $5 million dollars they probably already have! Secondly, not only was this movie a bad idea but it was badly carried out. For instance, when a guy eventually does get shot, there is 30 seconds of silence and tears...before raucous applause erupts and cheering! for what?!? Yes, let's ignore the dead man and start cheering the other idiots. Then to top this garbage off, Eva Mendes develops a conscience because what? Did she not see this coming? Did the fact the gun went off come as a shock to her? Yeah right.
And if that's not enough, the show goes on to become a massive hit...Bull****! Even if by some miracle a show like this airs, there is no way in hell it would air for a second time let alone for years later. In a nutshell, Live! is based on an intriguing idea to ponder at home but does not warrant a movie due to it's high degree of implausibility. Give it a miss; you'll only get irritated. As others have suggested, Running Man (although equally unlikely to occur in real life) is a better option as it is simply better carried out and the implausibility is partly hidden by the action and 'rooting for the good guy' effect.