: The Entitled
This is an overly pretentious film that could have been something neat. It’s about a group of disenfranchised college kids who kidnap three of their wealthier peers and hold them for $3 million ransom. It’s trying to make a statement about middle class versus the privileged, but it’s not very effective. The stuff with the poor kid is too on the nose, with him trying to pay his sick mother’s medical bills and their house being foreclosed. We don’t really get a good enough picture of any of the characters. The rich dads are similarly not well defined, so we end up not really caring much for anyone.
The plot has some interesting twists, however, and there are intense, claustrophobic scenes that remind me of a play. There are hints of ulterior motives and double-crosses and other twists, though unfortunately most of these prove to be red herrings. The final twist isn’t huge, but it’s interesting and I liked the ending. But this is 30 minutes of actual movie stretched to 90, and it’s so watered down and with nothing going on but the limited kidnapping plot, it feels weak and pointless.
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