A crack pilot who tries to cross a mountain range knowing he is carrying too much weight is no crack pilot. All they had to do was to break the load down into two and nothing would have happened. They had a military grade helicopter at their disposal after all.
The first half of the movie was actually quite good and the trailer uses almost exclusively material from that half. The characters were introduced and we understand why they would be willing to undertake such a high risk heist. It is the second half where viewers are completely let down. Just about everything after the five men enter the helicopter is beyond stupid. Like trying to cross the Andes with thousands of pounds of cash strapped to the backs of mules kind of stupid. It did not occur to them to seek motorized transportation and an alternative route? You also have inexplicable character changes like people turning on one another when they had been all buddy buddy the night before. Not to mention that these were seasoned combat veterans who had been part of an elite fighting force and who would know never to turn on one another like that.
It is quite a waste. This movie could have been something but it has turned out to be less than nothing. Do not waste your time.
The first half of the movie was actually quite good and the trailer uses almost exclusively material from that half. The characters were introduced and we understand why they would be willing to undertake such a high risk heist. It is the second half where viewers are completely let down. Just about everything after the five men enter the helicopter is beyond stupid. Like trying to cross the Andes with thousands of pounds of cash strapped to the backs of mules kind of stupid. It did not occur to them to seek motorized transportation and an alternative route? You also have inexplicable character changes like people turning on one another when they had been all buddy buddy the night before. Not to mention that these were seasoned combat veterans who had been part of an elite fighting force and who would know never to turn on one another like that.
It is quite a waste. This movie could have been something but it has turned out to be less than nothing. Do not waste your time.