Great review and on point. I really wanted to like it, too. The only thing I think it got right was the enormous emotional and physical toll being a homicide detective takes on you. My dad's a 33 year veteran retired LAPD captain, was a vice detective, and his former partner was a homicide detective for years. You can't imagine. Wrecks lives, families. I did feel that heaviness and desolation throughout the film.
Absolutely agree with all your points. Disappointing movie. Though I love Denzel, he just did not bring his A game to this one. The creepy bad guy literally kept me watching. Love Rami as well but his character deteriorated—unexpectedly. Better direction could have made this a memorable movie. Too bad.
Great review and on point. I really wanted to like it, too. The only thing I think it got right was the enormous emotional and physical toll being a homicide detective takes on you. My dad's a 33 year veteran retired LAPD captain, was a vice detective, and his former partner was a homicide detective for years. You can't imagine. Wrecks lives, families. I did feel that heaviness and desolation throughout the film.
Absolutely agree with all your points. Disappointing movie. Though I love Denzel, he just did not bring his A game to this one. The creepy bad guy literally kept me watching. Love Rami as well but his character deteriorated—unexpectedly. Better direction could have made this a memorable movie. Too bad.