Sep 8, 2025·edited·4 repliesthe coordinated way young felon got the money made it seem like he was the head of some criminal organization or some oceans 11 type professional thief, only for him to just be some guy in the projects?
Sep 8, 2025·2 repliesSeth_Leo_August_· editedthe coordinated way young felon got the money made it seem like he was the head of some criminal organization or some oceans 11 type professional thief, only for him to just be some guy in the projects?
This is a good point. And not even that he couldn’t be in the projects but he had an entire crew operating for him…. He should’ve never been that easy to find and then stick up at the studio. They made it seem like Rocky’s character was smarter than what he was.
“Oh he played this song” then Denzel magically hears the song. And then Jeffrey just happens to find where his address is. And then the GF just happens to point out where he is exactly. And then Rocky just happens to be alone with one other dude who easily runs off? He that much of a b**** and doesn’t come back with back up? Where’s the guys who helped you pull this off?
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
This is a good point. And not even that he couldn’t be in the projects but he had an entire crew operating for him…. He should’ve never been that easy to find and then stick up at the studio. They made it seem like Rocky’s character was smarter than what he was.
“Oh he played this song” then Denzel magically hears the song. And then Jeffrey just happens to find where his address is. And then the GF just happens to point out where he is exactly. And then Rocky just happens to be alone with one other dude who easily runs off? He that much of a b**** and doesn’t come back with back up? Where’s the guys who helped you pull this off?
And they did nothing with the guy they caught with the tampons. wasn't mentioned again. no integration scene.. nothing... the script left alot of meat on the bone
- Sep 8, 2025Seth_Leo_August_
And they did nothing with the guy they caught with the tampons. wasn't mentioned again. no integration scene.. nothing... the script left alot of meat on the bone
To me that would’ve been the more obvious route with having that guy snitch.
But they wanted to force the whole music aspect, “I got the best ears” where Denzel just happens to find Rocky’s song and can identify him based off the kidnapped son singing it
Sep 8, 2025Seth_Leo_August_· editedthe coordinated way young felon got the money made it seem like he was the head of some criminal organization or some oceans 11 type professional thief, only for him to just be some guy in the projects?
not only that but the whole plan was to have somebody pull the emergency brake so Denzel's character would drop the bag
and if he held on to the 17.5 million
also who tf recorded him at that moment for it to go viral. besides the bad dialogue and acting the story just had so many plotholes. clearly Spike and the writer were surrounded by too many yes men
Sep 8, 2025Seth_Leo_August_the coordinated way young felon got the money made it seem like he was the head of some criminal organization or some oceans 11 type professional thief, only for him to just be some guy in the projects?
it’s elaborate as f***
ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar WinnerThis is a good point. And not even that he couldn’t be in the projects but he had an entire crew operating for him…. He should’ve never been that easy to find and then stick up at the studio. They made it seem like Rocky’s character was smarter than what he was.
“Oh he played this song” then Denzel magically hears the song. And then Jeffrey just happens to find where his address is. And then the GF just happens to point out where he is exactly. And then Rocky just happens to be alone with one other dude who easily runs off? He that much of a b**** and doesn’t come back with back up? Where’s the guys who helped you pull this off?
cinema sins type critique
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 reply
top 5 movie of the year so far fasho
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
cinema sins type critique
Wym?
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
Wym?
ur nitpicking plot points that the movie isnt really isnt even concerned about tbh
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
ur nitpicking plot points that the movie isnt really isnt even concerned about tbh
Well I’m pointing out lazy writing. It was convoluted as hell. Discovering who the kidnapper is because Denzel just magically finds his song is already wild but then two seconds later Jeffrey can instantly get his address? Fam no one buying that s***
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
Well I’m pointing out lazy writing. It was convoluted as hell. Discovering who the kidnapper is because Denzel just magically finds his song is already wild but then two seconds later Jeffrey can instantly get his address? Fam no one buying that s***
its not lazy if it was intentional though, although you can still not like it
The movie is much more concerned with the implications of the kidnapping and how the main character decides to deal with it rather than the actual logistics of it
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
its not lazy if it was intentional though, although you can still not like it
The movie is much more concerned with the implications of the kidnapping and how the main character decides to deal with it rather than the actual logistics of it
It’s 100% lazy. The fact Jeffrey can send a text and just instantly get dudes address? Cmon bro. Mind you this is AFTER Denzel just magically discovers his song out of nowhere. They wanted to get to a point where we get the Denzel Rocky showdown and went the easiest way possible. No creativity, no genius, nothing. That’s some s*** a high schooler would come up with.
Spike should’ve did some rewrites on that s***.
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
It’s 100% lazy. The fact Jeffrey can send a text and just instantly get dudes address? Cmon bro. Mind you this is AFTER Denzel just magically discovers his song out of nowhere. They wanted to get to a point where we get the Denzel Rocky showdown and went the easiest way possible. No creativity, no genius, nothing. That’s some s*** a high schooler would come up with.
Spike should’ve did some rewrites on that s***.
Ok bro so if they added a scene of them triangulating his postition that would fix the movie for you?
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025
its not even as far fetched as your making it sound either
they literally drop scenes throughout the movie that Jeffrey Wrights character is well connected within NYC and its not like rocky's character thought they would be able to link a song to him
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 reply
yall act like spike hasnt been doing this for his whole life lol
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
Ok bro so if they added a scene of them triangulating his postition that would fix the movie for you?
I know for a fact there’s definitely better ways you can drive the story to getting to the Denzel Rocky showdown. 100%
But no, we still had to sit through a lot of terrible acting. You already know ion jack the score. The tone was off. The cliche ass ending. This felt like an R-rated hallmark film. And if that was Spikes goal then ok cool? But it just sucks cus I know someone like Spike could have delivered a classic with this material.
The fact that the acting (aside from Denzel and Jeffrey obviously) was this bad says a lot.
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
yall act like spike hasnt been doing this for his whole life lol
Spike also has misses bro.
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
Spike also has misses bro.
im not saying that im saying that the choices within the film are probably intentional and not due to laziness (as you implied)
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
I know for a fact there’s definitely better ways you can drive the story to getting to the Denzel Rocky showdown. 100%
But no, we still had to sit through a lot of terrible acting. You already know ion jack the score. The tone was off. The cliche ass ending. This felt like an R-rated hallmark film. And if that was Spikes goal then ok cool? But it just sucks cus I know someone like Spike could have delivered a classic with this material.
The fact that the acting (aside from Denzel and Jeffrey obviously) was this bad says a lot.
ngl it sounds like u watched it ready to nitpick it
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
im not saying that im saying that the choices within the film are probably intentional and not due to laziness (as you implied)
But Spike didn’t write the script? He’s not credited as a writer at all, that’s why I said he should’ve did his own rewrite because Alan’s screenplay wasn’t up to par. It just wasn’t.
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
But Spike didn’t write the script? He’s not credited as a writer at all, that’s why I said he should’ve did his own rewrite because Alan’s screenplay wasn’t up to par. It just wasn’t.
im sure spike would disagree lol
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
ngl it sounds like u watched it ready to nitpick it
How? This was one of my most anticipated movies of the year.
If I’m watching a film and see terrible acting, am I not allowed to think “damn this acting sucks”???
- ghosting 🔫Sep 8, 2025·1 replyOscar Winner
How? This was one of my most anticipated movies of the year.
If I’m watching a film and see terrible acting, am I not allowed to think “damn this acting sucks”???
nah
- Sep 8, 2025·1 replyghosting
im sure spike would disagree lol
Well Spike is known to not always have the best judgment. He needs a nigga like me around tbh