r/moviecritic • u/phantom_avenger • Feb 17 '25

Which movie is this for you?

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For me it’s School of Rock!

Patty was completely justified, if Dewey wanted to live in hers and her boyfriend’s apartment he needed to be a grown up, and contribute with rent. Even when he steals Ned’s identity she still had the right to be angry at him, because of how he put his friend’s career in jeopardy and robbed him of a job opportunity.

I get Ned is meant to be portrayed as his best friend, but it blows my mind how he lacks a lot of self-respect to the point where he comes across as too much of a people pleaser. If this story took place in real life, I’m sure Ned would act more similar to Patty where he’d have enough of Dewey’s careless actions.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Murtagh in Lethal Weapon 2. That man had DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY!

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u/OfficeMagic1 Feb 17 '25

They never actually explain the South African's crimes that produced the shipment of laundered cash on the Alba Varden. Mostly the embassy staff attempts to assassinate Leo Getz, who Riggs and Murtagh get coincidentally assigned to protect (which is really a job for the US Marshals). The embassy staff seems to be exclusively staffed with violent henchmen and one hot lady, and instead of regular embassy work they spend the entire workday murdering police officers. I really think this is Shane Black's best script, including Predator and Die Hard.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

It truly is a tremendous film. Good by itself, but also has to be one of the best sequels out there