Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Staci Frederick Blistering performances.
nadinesalakovv I reviewed this flick on my old IMDb , and I've just finished Rewatching it after not viewing it for a while.I'll say some of the things that i said on my old . THIS IS AN UNDERRATED MOVIE! The plot is interesting, the performances are very good, it is never boring, and as a Christian i like that God is acknowledged in this film. I don't know why most people dislike this film, whether it's just because it is an unpopular / not well-known movie or whether people wanted more action scenes, i don't know, but in my opinion Setup is a lot better than many action crime thrillers out there. A negative aspect is a lot of swearing featured. But that's Hollywood for you.
shlomotvr sure , this movie have some obvious disadvantages- some b or c list actors , plot holes , clichés and so on . but it also has it merits - nice cinematography , high production values, cool soundtrack , the use of unprofessional actors who gives it an almost neorealism flare , the locations , but most of all i enjoyed the non Hollywood feel , an almost anarchistic feel i might say , of going off the platform of your regular blockbaster .50 cent is no denzel washington but still he possesses some genuine quality that is hard to define .it really give you some kind of weird rush that no mainstream Hollywood film would give you .
juneebuggy As I'm sure with most people I only watched this because of the names attached; Bruce Willis, Ryan Phillippe and 50 Cent, thinking this has to be a decent movie even though I've never heard of it before. It was not. This was mostly a waste of time. Willis, despite the top billing on the poster is hardly in the movie and Phillippe just doesn't cut it as the bad guy despite all his tattoos. The script is weak, and the double crossed thief revenge thriller has been done way too many times before.50 does a decent enough job but he's just not a very good actor and the plot for the most part is based around his act of vengeance after his former partner in crime and childhood friend attempts to take him out after a major diamond heist. 'Sonny' then employs the help of a feared (but laughably stereotypical) mob boss (Willis)to help him recover the cash.There are a couple of other sub-plots running regarding Philippe's jailed father (James Remar), Jenna Dewan has a great scene with a glass table, we also get Randy Couture as a lame-brained thug and Shaun Toub as a mysterious hit-man who skulks about searching for the stolen diamonds -I actually enjoyed him.There are moments of Guy Ritchie-ness here too in the way they introduce "the muscle" 'the hit man" "the mob boss" and I suppose also in how all the story arc's connect and go awry.Ultimately a bit of a fail and not a movie I will anything about come tomorrow. 7/26/15
Kingston Hawke I normally only review movies while they are fresh in my mind, but I felt almost obligated to say how much I liked this movie to try and counter the rating that it's got. I think a lot of the hate is coming from the cast. People are mad that Willis isn't in it more, that Phillippe (who is one of the top actors period) is playing a bad guy, and that 50 Cent is in it at all. But truth be told, I liked the cast for the movie. The acting and script weren't Oscar worthy, but watching it late at night on Netflix with no expectations it actually impressed me. This movie is predictable, but so are 99% of movies to me, so that really didn't bother me as much as it seems to every one else. Other than that. If you're a fan of gritty, fun movies, you'll like. If you're wanting to see something complex and moving emotionally, you wont.
