So there's this thing called an idiot plot, frequently cited by critics including Harlan Ellison and Roger Ebert.
It was coined, if memory serves, by Arthur Knight.
The definition is
a plot that hangs together only because the characters behave like idiots
The movie Disturbia is the most perfect feature-length illustration of this concept I think I have ever seen in my life. Plus glopped-on "tension" music, shot-for-shot predictability, and lead characters I hated.
This has been a review.
2 comments:
I wouldn't say that I was rooting for the killer, but I did think that Disturbia was like Transformers, but with a serial killer instead of the Autobots. Think about it...
I would, but I haven't seen Transformers.
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