Screen legend Bruce Willis plays Lieutenant Uaxa, desperate COP, decides to solve the murder of his partner and the informant. By fate, he has joined forces with the witness of Madison, wounded in a firefight. According to as the murderer's penetrate after Maddie in an abandoned floor of the hospital and trying to cover up the crime, confirmed the worst fears of Weikza: two man in really are corrupt agents.
A simple plot develops too calm and measured, without any frills. Not I saw in "Night at siege" a certain spice, which would be allocated by this film among other "streaming" drum thrillers.
Acting that also not helped. With mind a good plot with bad cops, a murdered informant and personal drama of the two sisters could ask a good intrigue story. However, a rough unemotional game of most of the actors from the move fails the whole idea. Many of them are just trying to dissuade his speech without a single emotion on the face: whether it is the two thugs COP-bad COP on the warehouse or in the toilet, or Bruce Willis from his partner on the Park. Apparently realizing this, the Director deliberately submits the person of Lieutenant Waxa closeup — more off and prolonged monologues with the participation of Willis — trying to leave the speaker the hero of the frame. This thing is to pay attention, however, dotoshlivo spectators who came to "Nights in siege" in mostly because of the involvement of Bruce Willis may seem ridiculous. After all, movies like this usually are trying to exploit a known face.
Police Lieutenant — are you serious? Too too small for age roles die hard. By the way, read the annotation to the movie, necessarily comes to comparison with this film the benefit of myself plot asks for a comparison (if the hospital ran itself Bruce Willis). And, if desired, can be obtained quite something similar, the more so when you consider that, despite the frankly a failure to "Hard" series of films, in them no-no appear quite decent — like "death", "Glass" or"Orphan Brooklyn". Yeah and B. Willis these movies have always been his. The extra looked a hint of the personal drama of Lieutenant Steve Waksa — rather a mandatory attribute of the genre, and another attempt to reconcile with John McClane of"die hard". Remember him the disorder with wife. Here on accidentally thrown phrase it is not matter.
One of the few who somehow tried to give everything in this movie, was Australian actress Nicky Whelan in the role of Madison Taylor. In its the way you believe, the constant bickering with her younger sister sympathize. Story with asthma in this plan could be a good idea from the creators, forcing the viewer even more to worry about one of characters. It is a pity that it paid not so much plot time. Despite that the poster mainly represented Bruce Willis and it is expected the main character strips — exactly Whelan — the real star of the film, which in essence, will have to lead the whole plot. Nikki's pretty good at playing the role of Madison, depicts a frightened and helpless woman, although in a number of ways and comes completely illogical. All the actress proves that it has all of the ability to guide action and to pull the story.
For the visual plot is extremely not enough music. On soundtrack the film is clearly stingy. Cinematography techniques are also not was distinguished by its diversity. Permanent of the same type footage of San Juan, height though impressive, but quickly become boring, and I wanted something new.
Personally, I seem illogical and a few plot turns. Why, for example, bad cops chasing the hospital in shot them girl, fearing that on stuck in her pool they can calculate? Although in the beginning of the movie of this gun shot partner of Willis? The logic, they had to look and in the morgue, but not even think. And why the cops don't compute found the shell casings? This the bullet didn't think to extract from the victim, because the hospital did not will surgeon — within a few days! Why then do we need a Department of surgery. But the time from the bandits will abound. The latest doctor the course says about the location of the victim, not even after checking who they (and in fact the police murders is engaged), at this definitely adds — there, the girl kept in complete secrecy. So no it is not found. And close film — do not count. Such illogical blunders in favor of the exigencies of the plot — the scourge of low-budget films, which is easily corrected thoughtful and high-quality script, but he always becomes a hostage of entertainment. By the way, how you murder with imitation of a knife, although the frame is clearly seen that the actor — just clamped a fist?
Still, there are a few amusing moments in the film that significantly diluted the impression of viewing. Like the flickering frames or funny dancing hospital worker with a cart in the middle of the plot. Have the creators sense of humor. Remember the fun a black limo driver of the first part of "die hard" or donut patrol? And again the analogy. Of this could get a great speed and is a clear highlight, if the creators have continued on. But, no. Not entirely clear why it was necessary to introduce a huge number of characters and extras "one sentence", like a traffic warden nurses, several guards, lookout, Laundry worker... When you could merge in a few more colorful and important characters, more memorable and celebrating spectators. Let them and will suffer the fate that awaits the scenario, but it would more experience of the viewer, and added drama-a raisin picture.
Some interesting points that have been gleaned from English and Hispanic sources:
- In as Department of the hospital for the filming of the movie used one of hotels worldwide is an American multinational hotel company Hyatt Hotels in San Juan (Hyatt Hotels Sun Juan).
- The film was launched in March 2019 in the capital of the island of Puerto Rico — San Juan it took only 12 days.
- The original Director of the film in February 2019 was stated Brian Miller, however from-for employment on parallel operation "10 minutes later" (with the participation of the same Bruce Willis) a film handed to less experienced Matt Eskandari.
- According to the submitted to the movie official explanations are described in the events, characters and the plot is based on real events. In same time, the makers changed the names of a number of characters (living and dead), and the development of certain storylines. As said one of an exclusive interview with the creators — in the plot is the story of a former paramedic who witnessed the shooting with involvement of two corrupt police officers and was wounded.
Texas battle have played pair with Bruce Willis in the film "Raiders" (2016) and the "10 minutes later" (2019).
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