MaxxPovverz t1_itpauti wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:33 AM

It was probably the worst movie I've seen all year. It's the kind of movie that thinks it's being a lot clever than it actually is.

So much of the humor falls flat. Lemon and Tangerine were insufferably unfunny.

The writing was also really bad. All of the plot points they set up were so contrived and didn't pay off in any satisfying way. I kept waiting for something to connect and give the story some kind of meaning, but it's all just empty diversion.

Also, I'm not sure why this was even on a bullet train aside from the inherent cool factor. They could have easily set this movie anywhere else and it would have worked the same, they didn't even make use of the setting.

_YouAreTheWorstBurr_ t1_itq5zfc wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:28 PM

>They could have easily set this movie anywhere else and it would have worked the same,they didn't even make use of the setting.

Setting it on a moving train automatically limits the options of escape as well as who can get on. That can only happen at stops, and even the stops were added into the plot line with Ladybug being unable to escape, trying to trick the assassins at the various stops, etc.

The train's specific setting was used when they incorporated the dining car fight and the various props that would be found there. Also when they were in the Quiet Car and had to keep their conversation and fighting to a minimum. Having been in Quiet Cars, there are absolutely passengers who will call you out if you make too much noise.

It's been a couple months since I've seen it so I can't recall any more examples right now.