Yes they could've made the connection with just some lengthy dialogue but then I'd no doubt have just read a review complaining of how confusing the plot was. (timeout.com)
The two leads are sensational, but the movie, drained of its life force and stuffed with confusing plot complications — like a shoehorned - in undercover agent and some mysterious Albanians — never recovers. (metacritic.com)
Another actor who tries to rise above the film's creatively vapid script is Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, who through the chaos of the film's narrative and confused plot threads, actually seems to possess something of a character arc. (theyoungfolks.com)