Bad Movie Thursday

Date Watched: 11/2/2017

Starring: Antonio Banderas and Ben Kingsley

Plot: A security guard protects an eleven year-old girl who is being targeted by a gang for participating as a trial witness. (From IMDB)

Rules:

• See an American Flag
• See generic mall imagery like cheesy family pictures on the wall

Quotes:

• “You like cleaning toilets?”  (Response)  “I’d do anything.”
• “That’s why we call him Mason Bacon.”
• “Right now time is our enemy.  Lets make time our friend.”

Viewer Quotes:

• “Did Antonio Banderas actually make any movies that made money… not counting Shrek or the first Zorro?”  (Response)  “Of course he did.  He was an A List star at one point… (looking at IMDB) oh wait, never mind.”
• “Is this the Ecks vs. Sever sequel?”
• “The pitch for this movie: Lets do Die Hard in a mall with a little slice of Home Alone.”

Things We Learned:

• Snipers hired by Ben Kingsley are terrible.
• When Antonio Banderas promises you that if you stay with him you’ll be fine, you won’t be, you’ll be dead.

Final Take:  Entertaining and highly watchable.  Everyone takes this movie very seriously, as they should.  The production values and the cast elevate this silly material way above where it should be.