Disappointing despite good performances

Rating: 5/10 (17 June 2015)

While Jake G. and Renee Russo give good performances, the story is really lacking in development. It feels like a movie that was originally 10 hours long that got edited down to 2.
There was very little character development. Like, we're supposed to just know all the characters where they are and accept them as is. This creates no deep connection between viewer and character- very superficial. As such, you never get quite a feel for the characters.
It wasn't a bad film. In fact, it keeps your attention and was riveting at times. It was good, but very forgettable from a great movie standpoint- it's one you want to forget, even though it isn't bad.
Also, they could have emphasized the behind the scenes of the news room even more to make it more compelling and intelligent. They delve into that, and it's interesting when they do, but like the character development, it's very superficial and shallow compared to where they could have taken it. It felt like the cliff notes of a movie that could have been much better.
The final setup scene was anticlimactic. The reason I say this is because it looked like this guy was on an epic filming endeavor, and for that one story to be the climactic one felt a little lackluster. Once again, it just felt like it could have been better for the climax story. It was also a little bit unbelievable.
Despite this I would say it was still interesting and one of the better movies I've seen this year, which isn't saying much. It was just okay. I guess that's what's expected from Hollywood today.
5/10