This film was split three times before I watched it. Not just because of the length of the film, but the gentle, slow pace of its narrative that made me wonder from time to time if what I was seeing was consistent with the synopsis.
The protagonist is a gentle and lovely fat man, an ordinary security guard, with a sense of responsibility and mission. He has been a policeman and still yearns for this profession; in an accidental explosion, he discovered the bomb in time because he was too responsible, and became a hero in one fell swoop. The hero of public opinion, however, faced accusations and difficulties in the accusations that took a turn for the worse, and finally got his grievances.
Richard's character is gentle and sincere. Even if he loses his job, he does not forget to remind others that his favorite crepe is gone; even if he is highly praised, he honestly says that he is just doing his job; even if he is framed by the FBI and faces an investigation, Don't forget to "help" people explain that this is just where the program is. Only when the lawyer yelled at you that you shouldn't be like this, do you slam the little cookie box and say I don't want to be what you want.
Lovely and real, the character is the epitome of a little civilian.
And his mother, Barbara, who tenderly loves her son, proud of him, worried about him, and brave for him.
Other than that, I don't really like the plot.
The rhythm of the narrative in the first half is slightly protracted, and even halfway through the film it begins to enter the topic of "reversal";
The depressed independent lawyer was furious that he didn't do enough of his client's homework, and finally began to believe in Richard just because he personally calculated the time of the crime;
Female reporters exchange information with their bodies, get carried away because they wrote big news, and finally overturn all their conclusions because they measure the distance;
The so-called victory over the FBI is to hold a tearful press conference and submit the polygraph results, and then get the innocence.
This is probably unimaginable for anyone who has watched legal dramas.
This film is directed by the same director as "Captain Sully", but in comparison, Captain Sully's narrative and final reversal method are more convincing.
In the film, Richard rhetorically asked the FBI agent a paragraph that is impressive:
If I'm being investigated here today, will security guards choose to protect everyone next time they see a bomb?
This is probably what the director wanted to say.
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