r/moviecritic 1d ago

Underrated? Uncut Gems of 2000’s?

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u/MyBodyStoppedMoving 1d ago

Few movies can pull off the “real time” thing successfully, meaning the 2 hours you watch it there’s only 2 hours passing in the movie. I thought this movie nailed it out of the park.

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u/Jambo11 1d ago

Ironic that Kiefer Sutherland played the bad guy in a movie that's real time, later starring as the protagonist in a show that's real time.

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u/GakkoAtarashii 1d ago

That is the opposite of ironic. 

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u/Jambo11 1d ago edited 1d ago

How so?

a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

Bad guy in a piece of real time media.

Later plays a good guy in a piece of real time media.