Send Help — 2/5
I read a stray comment calling this 'mean-spirited' and that was stuck in my head as I watched this. I think it's a good read on the situation. This is a movie with a great premise. I hope they remake it someday! Make it into a romantic comedy. Make it a reluctant buddy adventure. Make it a 'Misery'-like thriller. I would watch and enjoy each of them. Just please, for the love of god, pick a fucking path. This movie's trying to be all of these things, and that's the tangible problem that can be touched, but I think it's that 'mean-spirited' that underlines it all: this movie doesn't like its characters. The boss is an irredeemable asshole. Rachel McAdams (who I really enjoy in the role!) is a loser. Both are the villain. Okay, so who do I root for?
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