Not exact matches
De Niro's performance begins to seem
more a matter of well - practiced gestures than real conviction, and the long, silly finale
more an exercise in empty panache by director Tony Scott than a truly gripping
suspense piece
involving people we care about.
That Collateral — a four - part Netflix drama
involving the struggles of migrants seeking asylum, the evils of human trafficking, perfidious intelligence agencies, women's sexual victimization, drug - dealers and
more — succeeds in achieving a certain
suspense is no small miracle, given the confusion resulting from its hugely overcrowded script.
Another standout sequence in Public Enemies is
more effective for comedy than
suspense, and
involves Dillinger's reaction in a movie theater to an on - screen announcement warning the audience to be on the lookout for him, America's «Public Enemy # 1.»
It's
more engrossing being
involved in the
suspense rather than guessing what crazy turn might come next, as she's learned from her previous series.
Most of the
suspense is pilfered on an ungodly amount of cheap scares (including
more than a few
involving the old bathroom mirror trick), and the killer isn't even threatening.