Échange mortel

There came a point where I covered my eyes cause the writing was so bad. Ugh, it's so bad I don't even know where to begin. I cringed so much and really felt bad for the actors having to make this movie. Avoid at all costs so you don't have to feel uncomfortable like I did.

Terrible story, amateur level of acting.. no logic in the story

It was an entertaining movie from start to finish. But the awful writing comes in when the main character who Jamie Luner plays...Jennifer. She answered the phone to man she never met... kind of like she already knew him. But we didn't see them meet. But overall I was entertained because IT'S FICTIONAL... MAKE BELIEVE. Not all movies have to be completely realistic because it's fiction. And this is where suspend disbelief come in. I liked the idea and the movie. I don't like the other bad reviews on the movie. There are other boring movies but this was really good and a thrilling movie.

Here's a list of ridiculousness:

-- NO ONE BOTHERS TO COMMUNICATE effectively:

...The bad guy could've just called the airport about his lost bag like she did and he'd have gotten it back without issue (instead of calling her directly pretending to be an aggressive TSA agent).

...Or when the mother is concerned that someone's been in her room and the ex-husband asks her what is she not telling him, she makes no mention what-so-ever about the luggage mix-up along with the aggressive unknown phone call inquiring about the bag in her possession.

...Or once the mother learned that the airport had already recovered the bag, she could have either gone to retrieve it again or inform the bad guy of where it was to go get it himself and leave her daughter alone.

...Or why did the bad guy even bother to kidnap the daughter and kill the dad in the first place? He could've just confronted the mother directly once he learned who she was and where she was staying. Had he done that he would've learned that first night that the bag was just downstairs at the front desk.

-- THE INCOMPETENT COPS:

...Who immediately dismiss the mother's story because they received a phone call from someone claiming to be her ex-husband just HOURS EARLIER... yet somehow, upon learning that her ex-husband has actually been dead since last night (so there's no way that was him who made that call) the cops now suspect HER of his murder?!

...What about the phone call they received "ONLY HOURS AGO" from someone claiming to be the dead ex-husband? They're not suspicious about whoever that was posing as her dead ex? Or why? No suspicions, at all, to the imposter's motives for calling ahead only to tell them not to believe anything his ex-wife might say?

-- THE SCAVENGER HUNT around town:

...What was the point? And when did he set all that up? Didn't he just fly into town the night before like she did?

...There's $50 Million in that bag... wouldn't getting it back ASAP be his only concern? Not whether or not she arrives at some random destination at some arbitrary time (lest he kill her daughter which would only ensure he'd never get his $50 Million back). Who knows what could happen to the bag while he has her running around town like a nut?

...It's also really convenient how she could always just happen upon the secret phones hidden at these huge locations (like the Museum and an Aquarium) within a city she is probably unfamiliar with.

-- ULTIMATELY:

Everything that happened happens only so the movie can happen to happen.

Ok , I know its just a movie , but, for heavens sake, did any one of them think to put a personal sticker/ coloured string on handle , or anything to make your own bag recognisable to you in an International Airport !!

Or, why did she not just exchange the bag , when he contacted her in the first place , so what if she thought he sounded suspicious ? She would have got her bag back, he would have got his , problem solved !

Its just such a silly plot that I found it hard to take anything seriously after that.

Watchable , but not great .