Let me make one thing clear: I don't mind a movie being unrealistic. I love movies that contain science fiction elements, magic and other supernatural stuff.
But.
This is not a supernatural thriller. It's supposed to be a high tech thriller. It's supposed to show us what could happen to an innocent man who happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Simply put - it doesn't do that.
Watching it I felt like observing a magician as he puts a rabbit into a hat, only to reveal it a few seconds later shouting 'Ta-daaaaa!'.
Apart from several minor plot holes, those are the three things that made me turn away in disgust the most:
1) One man accidentally films a crime with a movie camera. The bad guys kill him right away. He sent a copy to a friend of his before he died. The bad guys kill him right away. The friend gave the copy to our hero - Will Smith's character - before he died. The bad guys... What? They try to damage his reputation? Why?!
2) When the friend gave the copy to our hero, the scene was caught by a store surveillance camera. This is just a plain, ordinary camera. Yet the bad guys manage to turn the image in some magical way to see what was hidden behind the back of our hero. Some tech indeed.
3) Some bad guys disguised as cops try to search our hero's flat. He tells them: 'Not without a search warrant.' Another bad guy listening in on the scene, stroke with awe, says: 'Damn, he's good.' Ahem. An American five year old knows that the police needs a search warrant. Our hero is a lawyer! But... 'Damn, he's good...'
Let's see... 8 stars for the story idea and the style of the movie. -2 for the plot. Makes an average of 3. Stills seems a bit too much though...
But.
This is not a supernatural thriller. It's supposed to be a high tech thriller. It's supposed to show us what could happen to an innocent man who happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Simply put - it doesn't do that.
Watching it I felt like observing a magician as he puts a rabbit into a hat, only to reveal it a few seconds later shouting 'Ta-daaaaa!'.
Apart from several minor plot holes, those are the three things that made me turn away in disgust the most:
1) One man accidentally films a crime with a movie camera. The bad guys kill him right away. He sent a copy to a friend of his before he died. The bad guys kill him right away. The friend gave the copy to our hero - Will Smith's character - before he died. The bad guys... What? They try to damage his reputation? Why?!
2) When the friend gave the copy to our hero, the scene was caught by a store surveillance camera. This is just a plain, ordinary camera. Yet the bad guys manage to turn the image in some magical way to see what was hidden behind the back of our hero. Some tech indeed.
3) Some bad guys disguised as cops try to search our hero's flat. He tells them: 'Not without a search warrant.' Another bad guy listening in on the scene, stroke with awe, says: 'Damn, he's good.' Ahem. An American five year old knows that the police needs a search warrant. Our hero is a lawyer! But... 'Damn, he's good...'
Let's see... 8 stars for the story idea and the style of the movie. -2 for the plot. Makes an average of 3. Stills seems a bit too much though...