It is not unreasonable that the French "Cinema Manual" has always admired the American director. Taking the biographical film about the Olympic theme last year, the foothold and perspective are indeed quite different from the usual heroic stories. I haven't seen another "Terror Attack on Boston" which also has the theme of the Boston Marathon bombings. This one feels more like a daily portrait of a civilian hero. It can be said that this hero does not have too many shining points. The director worked hard to portray him as a small-town youth with little ambition, an immature bad boy image, which is similar to the protagonist in many American (sexual) comedies. Extremely surprisingly consistent. Before and after the bombing, the character description of the male protagonist is basically the same. He did not grow up due to this accident. On the contrary, he still indulged in the bad habits of the past: alcoholism, drag racing, and even worsening his costs, and did not want to take responsibility for the woman. The portrayal techniques of such anti-hero characters make the film more approachable, and it also opens up another new perspective for such stereotyped themes. However, this processing method is a bit on the verge of losing control. Part of the plot is similar to the director's previous nonsensical comedy "Pineapple Express" as stupid and vulgar. Fortunately, it did not overstate the emotions of the characters. In addition, there are more enlightening thinking about the media and the public's consumption of suffering/vulnerable groups in the film, although this is not the focus of the director's attention.
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