I know this critique is nearly a decade old, and while I did laugh and agree with your criticisms, I still enjoyed this movie. Denzel's performance was that good for me. If you substitute a lesser actor to lead this film, you'd 100% have a lifetime movie of the week type flick.
yeah, I remember seeing this that fall and writing this, it's fun to read it years later, but sometimes I am a little embarrassed at the level of dismissiveness in my reviews, like I couldn't see anything good in this? I haven't watched again, but would likely be slightly less critical, at 36, rather than 26.
I was listening to The Weeknd on repeat "Enemy" on repeat that night, with a pocket full of money and rocking Burberry cashmere sweater. I remember that time in my life vividly.