Reviews

Let me start by saying that this film was excellent through and through and should win Best Picture at the Oscars. (Sorry, but The Departed was highly overrated...now Goodfellas was a classic!) We live not too far from the Tecate B.C. / Potrero, CA border crossing, and I've got to say that there is no desert anywhere near that area. It is nothing but mountains and very hilly terrain. Also, there is no way that utilizing the Tecate border crossing is a quicker way to San Diego, than the San Ysidro crossing where they first entered Mexico. Even with less of a border wait, the Tecate crossing is way out in no man's land, east into the mountains, far from any sight or sound of San Diego. San Ysidro border crossing is a straight shot North to downtown S.D. I know this info is trivial, but it's the truth.

Um...to the postperson who said the pilot episode of Smith was somewhat boring and slow at times? It's something we rarely see in most t.v. shows these days, except for maybe "Lost," known as character development. I thought the "Smith" pilot was very good, because like "Lost," I felt like I was watching a movie instead of a t.v. show. The music, production, acting, editing, "character development" and action scenes were well done. I think that a lot of ground got covered in the opening episode. The 2nd episode didn't quite "wow!" me as much as the opener, but it was still engaging nonetheless. I had a problem in the 2nd episode with a place like Venice Beach being so void of people during a beautiful, sunny day, so that a full-on motorcycle chase could take place with no innocent bystanders being harmed. Also, you would think that if the robbers are supposed to keep a low profile after their nearly botched Pittsburgh heist, that Jeff (Simon Baker) would have enough sense to wear a motorcycle helmet (required by law in CA.) in order to avoid hassle with the authorities. But I guess that's just the daredevil in his character, or perhaps just an oversight on the show's writers.