A decent, engaging movie with stupid holes

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 2014)

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The positive. We humans are freaking morons who make decisions based on emotions. This movie is the same. It caught and kept my attention even when I was making sarcastic comments at the plot holes. It is a viable path that society could take and in some ways already does. I like the action, the zip line someone reviewing bitched about, fit perfectly as a way to celebrate, let loose and as per the faction ideation, take risks, accept a challenge and get a rush.
The negative. First one is minor but irked me, I'm female. According to studies men won't notice this so this is for any person that cares to care about details. A woman who cannot look into a mirror for more than a few seconds would not be able to apply the eyeliner, mascara and lipstick that the lead wears at the beginning. Also, neither would her mother. That suspended my suspended disbelief upfront. Was this the vanity and contract of the lead, or the stupidity of the director??? Second objection, women are not that stupid. You look at a screen and see hundreds or thousands of people you want to rescue about to die and go untie your boyfriend, really?? It doesn't fit the character who left her family to pursue what she needed. She has ethics and she's smart. That move was the writer catering to the chick flick crowd. Pitiful. Third, dude evolved and grew up. His abusive father wants a ride, kick him in the head. The third one is subjective, it could be he was being the better man. But I have an abusive family that just got away with legally killing our mother, so not too sympathetic to abusers right now. I'll work on being a better person when I get over wishing someone would right that particular and prevalent wrong. But it won't happen for the foreseeable future.
If they had left the lead looking plain, as her supposed starting position dictated and, if they had added a minute of her finding the bf BEFORE seeing all the people about to die, I'd have given this an 8 or maybe higher. The urgency was already there and the diversion stopped me cold.
Despite that, the movie is engaging. The settings were interesting and the acting was good. The action and dialog were balanced for the most part and so it should appeal to those who want to have their minds engaged as well as those looking for diversion. The ending sets this up for a few different potential sequels that I can think of. It's good enough that I'd watch them.