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Person of Interest 3X09 The Crossing Review: Crucial and Exciting with a Surprise

Posted on November 20, 2013 Written by ripitup

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I’ve had an on-off love affair with Person of Interest since mid-season 1. I’m saying on-off love affair, because even though I don’t stop watching the show my levels of curiosity and attachment waver a lot. Some episodes are edge-of-your-seat brilliant while some border on all right. Frankly I loved the case-of-the-week stories and I am a bit bored with HR. Now it looks like we are done with that storyline of big bad and hoping John will kick Simmons (Robert John Burke)’s ass for good next week.

I was tempted to write a review for 3×09 because it sent sparks flying all over again. It had the right amount of action, emotional scenes, Fusco (Kevin Chapman) coolness, Shaw (Sarah Shahi) sweetness-you know those rare but always entertaining- and I don’t mind Root in lock-up and moderate amounts. Let’s go over tonight’s exciting (and some a bit flawed scenes that had to be written to get the writers to the direction they wanted to go):

 Plot for 3×09 : Spoilers Ahead

Continued from the decent but not this kick-ass 3×08, Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Carter (Taraji P. Henson) have Alonzo Quinn (Clarke Peters), aka Head of HR, killer/godfather of Beecher (Carter’s cop ex whom she once suspected of being HR) and they have to take him to FBI. This time HR have a clear picture of Reese, aka man in suit and all the dirty cops (they are a dime a dozen) as well as the bad guys (apart from Elias’ men, who as a courtesy to Reese and Harold told his men not to go after him) want Reese. Some over-eager subway thugs get their asses handed by Reese. Guys, get a clue, if a man wearing a suit doesn’t back away from weapon-carrying and openly threatening (as in verbally) criminals, he’s either nuts or he knows how to out-maneuver a bunch of guys at a time.

Carter and Reese managed to get shelter at the morgue with some help from Fusco, who unfortunately gets snatched by Simmons and his men. Shaw is sent after Fusco, and Harold (Michael Emerson) goes to help out Reese and Carter, who are cornered by several HR men.

Fusco is tortured for the location of a bank that holds evidence against HR, and holds out pretty well until they threaten his son. Even then he gives them wrong information. Fusco was extra likeable and cool this episode.

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Image via uverseonline.att.net.

Reese and Carter share a very personal, emotional, romantic even, moment after they share near-death experiences, and Reese reveals how much Carter means to him. He even kisses her, and well, Carter is happy about that. A date won’t look out of place, or even a less PG kiss for that matter, if they survive at the end of the episode. Of course being the ultimate warrior hero, Reese distracts Carter and gets out of their hiding to get rid of other men so she’ll be safe and free to take Quinn to FBI.

Harold ensures Carter’s safety and also John’s by having him arrested by two decent cops that don’t belong to HR.

Shaw makes a smart call by visiting Fusco’s son and saving him from death by HR crook. She lets Fusco know, and Fusco takes care of the guy who would kill him. Courtesy of his broken fingers. Yes, HR are connected and ruthless, but they aren’t the brightest. Because Fusco used his broken fingers to get out of the cuffs. (He was already in pain due to several broken fingers, so what’s breaking a thumb in addition, really, when your life is at stake?).

Carter makes it to the FBI building safe and sound, and a lot of HR criminals (cop or otherwise) are arrested in addition to Quinn.

Shaw and Fusco enjoy a funny moment in his car, him being thankful to her for saving his son’s life, her being her usual almost robotic self.

Carter gets Reese out, and as they stand in the dark alley out (yes, this is the foreshadowing to the bit that I deemed flawed), and Harold is out of his car, the phone rings in the street. Simmons comes out of nowhere, shoots both Carter and Reese, gets shot in the process but manages to escape.

As it turns out, Carter is mortally wounded and dies in Reese’s arms.

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The fun, the cool and the seriously? Moments

The fun and the cool:

–       Shaw and Fusco were fun. I liked who she chose to save, and how Fusco saved himself – without giving HR what they wanted.

–       Quinn getting handed to the FBI, whose halls were full of handcuffed HR cops or allies.

–       Harold going to save Carter and Reese, without giving in to Root (Amy Acker)

–       Subway thugs threatening Reese, only to cut to the next moment they were kicked out of the wagon unconscious.

–       Reese and Carter sharing and showing war wounds. Lethal Weapon 3 flashbacks anyone?

Seriously? 

–       I think it is a stretch for Simmons to last this long. Seriously. He threatens and kills and screws so many people, it is a wonder one of his psycho men didn’t turn on him or someone got pissed or someone like Elias had him killed just to show him his place. He might be evil and connected, but he is no Joker. And if I were Reese, or Shaw, or Root, I would have shot the guy just to make a point. Sure, he can be replaced. But not taking him down proved to be not so pragmatic after all.

–       OK, fine, we need a recurring big bad, the actor is doing a good job, we need a cliffhanger because heavens forbid the characters rest for more than a moment. But knowing Simmons is still out there, why isn’t Carter wearing a vest? Why isn’t anyone else around? Isn’t that the front of a New York police station at night? Why isn’t Shaw around just in case? Forget about Simmons for a second. Isn’t John an ex-CIA man who’s supposed to know better? For me that scene was the equivalent of a Scream movie character opening the door without any questions even though she knew there was a serial killer around. And no they should have taught Simmons could have risked coming. Because he lost pretty much all his power. Desperate times, desperate measures, people. Geez.

 

A bit rushed, but acceptable

– The kiss scene. I don’t belong to the group that claims there was never anything romantic between Carter and Reese and that came out of nowhere. There have been many scenes that implied, told or showed they really cared for each other and understood each other. They trust each other with their lives, and in their world, it beats so many other emotions.

Superficially speaking, Reese is attractive. So is Carter. With all the stress, adrenaline, action and secret-sharing, them being more than attracted to each other is only logical. The problem is though, the scenes implying all the trust/connection/etc were always much shorter and distributed with distance among the episodes. Blink or move away from the TV and you could miss them. It doesn’t help that even recently, Reese was sleeping with Zoe. Something fun and understandable, but bad timing considering how deep Reese went in this episode.

 

All in all:

A brilliant episode with some flaws because the writers wanted to part ways with a main character. I liked Carter, and I liked the Carter on team Reese+Harold so much better than the I’m-gonna-arrest-me-the-man-in-suit Carter. I liked her pairing with Shaw and Zoe, her partnering with Fusco and going badass on HR. I also loved her new relationship with Elias.

Carter dying isn’t all that unexpected, not taking into account her main character status. She had waged war on a powerful criminal organization, and her life was at risk all the time. But how she went, who she killed her and how…That was a bit…uncalled for, and pretty much my only complaint about the episode.

That also possibly means bigger roles for Root and Shaw, and I like their current doses. I don’t want Root to have such a big role unless she’s treated by some super shrink Lightman (Tim Roth’s awesome character from Lie to Me) or something first.

Also, it wasn’t cool to kill another woman Reese cared so much about. This is the second time. What’s next? Have him bond further with Shaw and Zoe and kill them too? Give the guy a break.

What I’d love to see Next

Reese going full badass on all the villains. Don’t arrest them, don’t let them get away. Don’t let any other character pull a Simmons, including Simmons.

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This is all from me regarding The Crossing. What are your thoughts? Please share away in the comments.

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Person of Interest Returned with a Bang: POI 2X11 – 2 Pi R Episode Review

Posted on January 8, 2013 Written by ripitup

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Person of Interest starring Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson. Image via atrl.com

 

(This post will include spoilers about the two seasons.)

Person of Interest did a good job of ending with a nice cliffhanger before its midseason break. While helping their last “number” and her boyfriend, Reese (Jim Caviezel) couldn’t get out before the FBI arrived. Special Agent Donnelly (Brennan Brown) finally cornered “the man in suit”, despite Carter (Taraji P. Henson)’s best efforts. Luckily for Reese, 3 other men in suits (hired guns of the man after the “number”) were also trapped.

2×11 has become my favorite episodes of the series as it is a fresh, sad, exciting and entertaining episodes. It outdid my expectations, because I certainly didn’t expect it to be so smooth, Reese being locked up and not being able to kick ass and intimidate people. Or using his sense of humor. Or just being cool in general.

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Jim Caviezel as Reese. Image via rickey.org

In the episode Reese is in prison, along with the other suspects and Donnelly will keep them there until one of the man’s DNA matches the one they have.

Finch’s (Michael Emerson) “number” is a high school student (Luke Kleintank) who’s doing average on purpose, and Finch is dealing with the case in the “field”, having filled in as a substitute teacher.

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2×11 does several things differently, and that’s why it works:

-Fusco (Kevin Chapman) doesn’t grunt or complain. Or he isn’t cornered or threatened by HR. He helps out, and seems genuinely interested in solving the case.

-Finch finds that he has more in common with the kid then he thought, but how the kid’s mind works and his motives often surprise him. And while the kid can’t outsmart Finch, he is pretty up there in the IQ department, but does some pretty weird things.

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Taraji P. Henson as Carter. Image via tvequals.com

– Carter gets badass (stealing from the FBI) to save Reese, but before she can get badass, she gets her flirt on-so that she can get what she needs.

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To be honest, I am no longer an addict of the show.  The beginning of first season was top-notch entertainment with Reese’s over-the-top methods with getting rid of/catching criminals. He kicked more ass, used bigger weapons and often freaked Finch out. But somehow Reese got milder, and it kind of killed the excitement for me a little bit. There were some good developments and changes in character  dynamics (Reese and Finch getting closer, Carter finding out, Fusco and Carter working together), but the storylines stopped being that compelling somewhere in the middle.

But then 2×11 came, and we saw that when everyone ups their game, the show can maintain its level of audience engagement, even without Reese.

Let’s see what 2×12 will bring.

P.S. I still want Reese back in his (early season 1) former glory.

P.P.S. Thanks to the writers for making Pi seem more interesting than our math teachers ever could.

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Angel Eyes starring Jim Caviezel and Jennifer Lopez

Posted on December 3, 2011 Written by ripitup

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Angel Eyes starring Jim Caviezel and Jennifer Lopez. A film by Luis Mandoki. Image via sweetslyrics.com

 

Catch (Jim Caviezel) is a loner who spends his days wandering about and helping people when he can.

Sharon (Jennifer Lopez) is a single cop who has a problematic relationship with her family.

When Catch saves Sharon’s life during a chase, they connect. Catch is nothing like the guys around her, and she can’t help but being drawn to him. But the mystery about him is annoying her as he doesn’t seem to want to share anything about his own life while he’s more than happy to be involved in hers. But as they don’t want to stop being around each other, Catch makes more of an effort and Sharon ignores the things that don’t make sense. But Catch’s past- a past that he doesn’t remember all that well-eventually catches up with them. Can the relationship survive what he has gone through?

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Jim Caviezel and Jennifer Lopez in Angel Eyes. Image via angel_cineclub.de

Angel Eyes is a sweet romantic drama with a decent story. Sure, there are a few things about the movie I’d have done differently (such as some scenes, the timeline and mostly the soundtrack).

But it is entirely watchable and likeable, especially if you are a romantic who enjoys emotional stories that haven’t been injected with extra tragedy to be a tear-jerker.

Attention to the word extra: there is a tragedy in the core. This is the first movie I had seen Jim Caviezel in and needless to say he made a good impression. The guy can pull off tall, dark, mysterious and handsome.

 

You’re strongly recommended to ignore the  genre label on IMDB as it is also featured as a thriller. It’s not. It’s good old fashioned romantic drama directed by Luis Mandoki who directed When a Man Loves a Woman, Trapped, Message in a Bottle, White Palace and more. And frankly, it does deserve a bit more than 5.5 (its imdb rating).

 

Fun note: Terrence Howard has a supporting role as one of Jennifer Lopez’s cop buddies, and Jeremy Sisto plays her brother.

 

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Person of Interest starring Jim Caviezel & Michael Emerson

Posted on November 27, 2011 Written by ripitup

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Person of Interest starring Jim Caviezel & Michael Emerson.Image via divxplanet.com

Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) is a rich computer genius who the world believes to be dead. After 9/11, he has built a smart machine for the government which can detect potential mass crimes before they happen. Unfortunately, the machine can also detect other crimes. Since the government wasn’t interested, and Finch couldn’t let it go, he  the machine to send him the suspected person’s social security number. Finch wants to help these individuals who the government isn’t interested in helping, and needs a man with a certain skill set.

John Reese (Jim Caviezel) is an ex-military/government agent, and he is damn good at tracking, fighting, using weapons, disappearing and a lot more. The world also thinks he is dead, and ever since he lost the love of his life, he doesn’t care about anything anymore. Spending his days like a homeless drunk, he is spotted by Finch, who of course knows that Reese isn’t dead.

When a subway incident puts Reese on the radar of the NYPD detective Carter (Taraji P. Henson), Finch bails him out and offers him the job of helping people that alerted his machine. At first Reese is reluctant, but Finch persuades him that he can help others from getting hurt, and he indeed has the resources to provide him.

After that, they start their cases with a number. They find out who the number belongs to, but they don’t know what the crime will be, or if the person will be the victim or the guilty party. Finch feeds Reese the intel, and Reese starts tracking their person of interest.  Nothing is ever what it seems to be, and they always find a way to get advantage of it. For instance instead of killing or jailing one of the dirty cops (Kevin Chapman) they catch, Reese makes him his inside source.

Of course there are two big puzzles: what happened to Finch (he has had a serious injury and walks with a strong limp- we don’t know how that happened or he wanted to disappear) and Reese (who killed his girlfriend and why).

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Reese (Jim Caviezel) is on the job, tracking their current person of interest.

Person of Interest is very addictive. It has character development, drama, mystery and plenty of action. It has two main and two supporting characters, and the relationship between Finch and Reese is a lot of fun.  While Reese at first seemed angry and depressed, each episode slowly reveals his subtle sense of humor and dibs at uncovering more about Finch. Finch knows a lot more about Reese than the audience, and the audience has a lot of questions about both. He is very determined about keeping himself a closed box, and Reese is tempted to open it up slowly.

Reese is the ultimate action hero. Yes, he is a good guy. Yeah, he doesn’t feel great when he has to kill people. But he really doesn’t mind if he has to kill scum. He kicks ass, and it is fun trying to see a bunch of mean but no-so-skilled and/or well-trained bad guys try to go at our 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) hero.

And as cool and professional Reese is, he is not short of using empathy with the people he is trying to save. Everything isn’t black and white with him. Example? An ex-soldier who’s robbing banks to look after his dead friend’s kids without killing anyone is a guy who deserves a second chance in Reese’s book.

I also love the fact that Finch and Reese aren’t trying to save the whole world. They’re helping one person at a time, and entertaining us while doing so.

It’s a lot of fun to see Carter trying to catch Reese when she constantly ends up with the description “Tall man in a suit”…

Recommended. Currently 8.2 on IMDB. 10/10 from me. But then again, I have always been a sucker for the cool spy stuff without the supernatural elements where we are not saving the world. And as my favorite shows are slowly losing their edge (Castle got darker and less funny, where as The Mentalist got lighter and funnier), A Person of Interest hooked me from episode 1. And you know a shows rocks when it is great enough with a higher purpose (catching Red John) or without presenting a possible on-screen couple.  Just pure good writing and good acting. Try it!

 

Favorite Lines & Scenes:

Season 1, Episode 5

Finch: Mr. Reese-any sign of a threat?

Reese (not having spotted a threat for a while and watching the judge eat fast food): Does cholesterol count?

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Season 1, Episode 5

Reese: Thank you.

Finch: I beg your pardon?

Reese: For giving me a job

Finch: (offering the personal suggestion he refused in the beg. of the episode) Try the eggs Benedict Mr. Reese, I’ve had them many times. (Reese smiles after Finch leaves).

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Season 1, Episode 6

Finch: Do you know what she does yet?

Reese: She does favors. For a price. She’s a fixer.

Finch: Assuming that she’s the victim, any idea who’d want to take her out?

Reese: Who wouldn’t?

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Season 1, Episode 6

The Fixer (Zoe): You never did tell me your name.

Reese: John. My name is John.

The Fixer: (amused) Of course it is. So, John, how did you know I’d be in trouble?

Reese: Given your choice of career, doesn’t seem much of a stretch. You might consider a new line of work.

The Fixer: You’re the one to judge.

*

 

Season 1, Episode 7

Reese is watching a high school teacher whose number came up.

Reese (on the site, talking to Finch through his earpiece): What’s the story, Finch?

Finch: He’s a high school history teacher working in the Brighton Beach School District. Lives alone. Never married. Not much to go on.

Reese: (teasing) Maybe he has students after him. You know teaching can be a dangerous profession.

Finch: Yes, I imagine espionage is a much safer choice, Mr. Reese.

Reese laughs.

 

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Finch and Reese image via whataboutmichaelemerson.wordpress.com. The scene dialogue is below. Enjoy.

 

Season 1, Episode 7

Finch: What if you miss?

Reese: Wouldn’t know. Never have.

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Fun Notes:

  • The series is produced by J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias, Alcatraz) but not written or created by him. The series was created by Jonathan Nolan.
  • Michael Emerson also starred in Lost, J.J. Abrams hit show that went on for 6 seasons.
  • In episode 7, The Witness, Reese is trying to protect a high school teacher from two different mobs and eventually they hide out with one of his students. His student is reading The Count of Monte Cristo, and upon the student’s comment that the character Edmond is “cool, a survivor” a subtle grin appears on Reese’s face- as  Jim Caviezel starred as Edmond, aka The Count of Monte Cristo in the 2002 movie version.

 

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