Furthermore, turning a complex character like Daniel into someone whose guilt is suddenly removed entire by a (badly written) writer's trick… what a horrible move.

Agreed, but I would have preferred Griselda to remain a voice. It also would have further differentiated her from Lori, a very necessary thing to do.

"Madison was responsible for Celia’s death, but why not just tell Nick
that Daniel set the place on fire? There was enough time for her to
stand silently in front of his accusing stare, but not to spill that bit
of info?"

Good god, this was sh!t.

The performance by the actor playing the Pakistani kid is ridiculously bad. Anyone that wimpy wouldn’t be able to leave their house. Nor would a girl that beautiful take an interest in the very definition of below average. The actor suggests no reserves, nothing; he’s completely nondescript. What a disastrous…

Oh, really? So when do you suppose he'll get around to actually making one??

Four different scripts hacked together, several pointless characters, laughable imagery… how the eff did this flick get decent reviews?

Yes she was. Her delivery of the line, "boys like me" was salty perfection.

A male gaze

Why do people hate privileged white women so much? I never see anyone criticizing privileged white male characters like this.

That's a shame, Emily. Eps 4-8 of S2 of 12 Monkeys are terrific.

What a shame AVClub stopped covering 12M. The 2nd season is sensational. At least as good as Continuum when that series was at its best.

That will always be too soon.

A terrific first third, but why do so many comedians not understand that intercutting great gags with close up bloodshed never, ever works? Once Ana Faris shows up, Keanu never recovers.

"C+"?

Still having trouble with that whole "accused" v. "convicted" thing, eh?

I find it doubly appalling someone doesn't realize biology does not define destiny. It's 2016. How can someone not understand that? It's grotesque.

Priceless. Substitute a man being choked, even broken in half, and who would notice except perhaps to go "oh, cool" ?

re the opening scene, the idea that a 12-year old girl can not only punch grown men and have it hurt them, never mind that she can kill grown men by punching them, is never even remotely credible.

Quite right, although am I the only one who finds D'Onofrio physically all wrong for the part? He's big but he's not strong and he's not agile.