The characters flowed quite wall and who doesn't' love a story of how the FBI screwed over the RCMP, right?
Here's my problem with the entire film, and it's the same complaint I had about the movie Argo.
In Argo they make the scenario out to be a few bumbling Canadians stumble through a scenario that some much smarter Americans plan out on their own saving 6 by shuttling them to the Canadian Embassy.
Then, while there, the Americans tell the Canadians to teach them "Canadian-speak".
That's not what happened. The Canadian Ambassador came up with the plan, the Canadians at the embassy trained the 6 Americans, and the Canadians saved their lives. No American was involved other than to welcome them back to North America when they landed in Toronto.
In this flick they don't even have the chutzpa to call Canada's federal police agency the RCMP. That's who they are, and they've been around a lot longer than the FBI. The North-West Mounted Police were formed at the orders of our first Prime Minister (John A Macdonald) to maintain order in the North-west fur trade. They're territory grew and in 1920 the force changed names to the current RCMP.
In this movie the reference is to Canada's "Federal Police". Now, had it been once I would've let it go, but it was more like 5 times. I had to speak up.
But I digress. Good movie, and Josh was the perfect match to portray the real Victor Malarek, albeit I think the real one isn't over 6'.
I just wish US movie producers didn't feel the need to make Canada out to be like your ugly step-sister or a distant cousin who drinks too much. Keep in mind that if our weather is truly changing, you Americans are going to want somewhere to go, and it would be better if we laid down a welcome mat, don't you think?
Here's my problem with the entire film, and it's the same complaint I had about the movie Argo.
In Argo they make the scenario out to be a few bumbling Canadians stumble through a scenario that some much smarter Americans plan out on their own saving 6 by shuttling them to the Canadian Embassy.
Then, while there, the Americans tell the Canadians to teach them "Canadian-speak".
That's not what happened. The Canadian Ambassador came up with the plan, the Canadians at the embassy trained the 6 Americans, and the Canadians saved their lives. No American was involved other than to welcome them back to North America when they landed in Toronto.
In this flick they don't even have the chutzpa to call Canada's federal police agency the RCMP. That's who they are, and they've been around a lot longer than the FBI. The North-West Mounted Police were formed at the orders of our first Prime Minister (John A Macdonald) to maintain order in the North-west fur trade. They're territory grew and in 1920 the force changed names to the current RCMP.
In this movie the reference is to Canada's "Federal Police". Now, had it been once I would've let it go, but it was more like 5 times. I had to speak up.
But I digress. Good movie, and Josh was the perfect match to portray the real Victor Malarek, albeit I think the real one isn't over 6'.
I just wish US movie producers didn't feel the need to make Canada out to be like your ugly step-sister or a distant cousin who drinks too much. Keep in mind that if our weather is truly changing, you Americans are going to want somewhere to go, and it would be better if we laid down a welcome mat, don't you think?