Very Unrealistic - They could have at least tried!
923650
The movie could have been so much better if they would have at least tried to make it semi-realistic.

Spoiler - Do not read if have not seen

White House Forces running right out of WH to be shot (where were these guys trained, even Mall Cop had more common sense).Has anyone ever heard of Radar guided missiles vs. heat seeking only to take down the enemy plane - it was easy target but miss! And who was genius who rigged up a system to self destruct all US missiles in the ground at once - DUH - maybe China sold it to us! LOL And sure we would pull back the whole 7th fleet just for a President (dream on) and risk nuclear war between S/N Korea. You got to love how the President encourages them to give up the codes (really!) so they do not have to be killed, fair trade for millions of deaths and WWIII... the movie is a joke, it is like some middle school kid wrote it!!  I kept waiting for the twist, like maybe the President was part of their team, that is why he encouraged others to give up codes... but no, just brainless plot.  The main actor did do a good job, only reason gave 2 stars (I give him a 4 for acting).  One last thig... at the end, all the enemies are dead, the president inside and noone comes to help, yea lets make the wonded President have to walk out on own power given his injuries.  Sorry, but keep thinking of stupid stuff in movie- last one, the main actor has only 30 to basically save the world and decides to call his girl for a little chat before he gets started...LOL
3494961
The movie is fake and unrealistic. Sub's couldn't fire underwater at each other. Firing a few Torpedo's at the front BOW of a destoryer is the hardest shot to make, and unlikely to be made by these goofballs. They also couldn't just jump in a German submarine and know how to use it just like that. What a insult to German U-Boat veterans. German's are the best Submariners in the world. By 1943 the German's didn't really have any Destroyers left, there navy was pretty much destroyed besides the hundreds of U-boats. This could have been a great realistic WW2 movie but blew it because of "Hollyweird". About as lame as the new "Pearl Harbor" movie.
4042493
Not good. Too unbelievable and simplistic!
2541467
I knew prior to viewing that this was produced as a "social conciousness" film, with the intent of educating the public regarding the danger of jumping onto and off of fast moving trains. It really missed this mark. The resolution was unrealistic given the reason they were riding the rails to begin with. Jobs were nonexistent.
1605935
The story could have been really good except for the fact that the author was all over the board with both story line and characters! She gives to much detail on relationships that don't  need. Explanation  and to little for the ones  were  (the readers) supposed to become involved with. Also Naomi's relationship with Roman was just sappy not romantic.  While I get we're supposed to realize they are the reincarnation of the original cursed  couple she played there love to unrealistic. Yet none of this was enough to grade the story at three stars or less, what blew it for me (SPOILER ALERT) was she was a virgin and sexually abused and didn't notice?  Not when she awoke or her "first time" with Roman? Or how  about  morning sickness immediately after the shift occurred?  As she doesn't know enough about "cat people"  to say this is normal but in today's day and age no woman is that naive to think morning sickness starts the day after having sex for the first time or even the millionth.  I realize this is a fantasy story but you can't  set a story  half in reality and Half in fantasy  without at least making the reality portion believable.  Because ultimately it's the believability portion  that  allows us to fall into and believe the  fantasy portion for awhile! So if Amazon allowed us to give half stars I would have given this one  2 1/2.  Hopefully the author continues and makes future stories a little more believable  because she truly does have a great imagination.
183495
Truly unbelievable.
And I mean that in every sense. The plot was too convenient, the dialogue seemed unnatural and stilted, the characters were unrealistic and too nice; even the bad guys. What professional hit man would make nice polite direct conversation asking about where his 'hit' could be found, and then put it off till morning because he was hungry and tired? What hit man would leave keys to his car, and compensation money in a pocket of someone he had just knocked out cold to steal their car?
Just don't get me started on the grizzly bear! Too unreal and convenient.
Reneau has talent for a story and clearly a lot of knowledge of mining and Spokane, but needs to focus on style. There is no depth to the characters, there is too much telling and not enough showing, no emotions and the narrative (to me didn't make sense). How can the narrator tell the reader exactly what another character is doing, when they are in another part of the country, before the characters have met up. Was it past or in the present?
The author clearly loves unusual words, or at least is trying to impress the reader with the ability to use a thesaurus. They stuck out like a sore thumb and distracted me from reading, while I checked their meaning and discussed the words with my partner. I really couldn't see the point in them.
Possibly I am being a bit harsh. The novel has got potential, but it needs more depth ( and not everyone is nice and cheerful all the time).
4929095
The opening credits of this film reveal it was based on true events.  That immediately holds it up to a much higher level of scrutiny than if it had said "any resemblance to...is entirely fictional."  Unfortunately, the prankster's voice and dialogue comes nowhere near passing this level of scrutiny.  Even the most insecure fast food manager or employee would have hung up on him.  They should have used a stronger actor and dialogue with a deeper understanding of police procedure.  I wasn't buying it.
4034607
Where to begin... the premise of the book is so far fetched that it was difficult to get through it.  My guess is that the author first came up with the book title and then had to think of something to lend credibility to that title.  Nuclear weapons 50,000 years ago?  I know that this is fiction  but he problem is that the author doesn't give us any basis to believe in this outlandish tale.  And some parts of the book read like a romance novel!  I really wanted to like this book but it was mostly a waste if time.
1225555
Understanding that this movie was not mainly about flying, but addiction, it really overreached on the drinking & drug issue for the captain. Not just smoking and drinking, but cocaine and speed as well? This is beyond any stretch of the imagination. As for the flying, that was absolutely unrealistic as well. I did not expect the movie to be like a documentary, but I did expect at least a semblance of realism. As for Denzel Washington, I thought he did a very good job within the script he had to work with.
4568230
Unbelievable...the producers and cast must either like "Where's Waldo?" or have terrible editing skills!  Just before the girl re-enters the cave where these "flesh eating monsters" carry their pray and feed off them slowly, she looks around "all suspiciously" and goes in...(look carefully in the top right corner of the screen...you'll see a pair, not one, but two boots that made their claim to fame!)  Some idiot was standing in the camera's view, or clever person who thought it would be funny.  I had to watch that scene twice in disbelief, but it's true!  Come on!  Other than that, I watched the entire ridiculous movie just to see what happens in the end...but I won't tell, you should watch the whole thing too, just to find out...then go to bed!
3732068
Wanted to like it  but characters were just not believable! Far too calm and blas in the mist of many horrific situations. Author did not pay  attention to details either, for example: who leaves their "beloved" dog in their car, in FL, in August,  while they take care of business? Nobody who wants a live dog when they get back- that's for sure! Could have been a great story line but just not fun to read because it was so farfetched and unrealistic.
4027890
This book held so much promise but it died with all of the farfetched drama that overwhelmed the couple!!  Like others, I did not like the dialogue with the constant cursing and all these side pieces!!  It was insane and could have been so much more if the author had richly developed characters (the main couple) and relied on more realistic side drama!!

For example, I was left wondering how Danny and Ethan ever became a real couple given the fact that there was no real discussion of who they were as people.  Danny had so many issues that I don't remember her discussing with Ethan and vice versa.  Also, I don't recall either of them meeting or interacting with family much or their parents.  Why would Ethan's sister want to intervene in his love  life to the point where she would pull such an over the top stunt just to clear the way for "her choice" of a partner for her brother?  I mean who really does something like that for a sibling who did not ask for it or even know about it?

There was just so much ridiculous drama in this book that the main couple go lost and were not fully developed.  But, I smell a sequel coming with one of the other "complex" characters that I will simply skip!!
4590407
This book sounded promising, and there were many things I liked, including a message of hope and forgiveness. I wish I could stop here, but the plot was absolutely ridiculous and I found it too unbelievable to make the book truly enjoyable. There might be under-staffed police departments in small towns that commit some of the bungles mentioned in this book, but certainly the FBI is not so utterly incompetent. (Spoiler alert!) If a piece of high-tech equipment is so important that it could unleash worldwide terrorism and chaos when stolen, would any aspect of a recovery mission be limited to two low-level FBI agents who can't even call for back-up? And if professional killers kidnap children from their aunt's house in a small Nebraska town, would they really hide out in the local coffee shop, where everybody knows everybody else? Unfortunately, this self-serving plot and nonexistent research is just the sort of thing that can give Christian fiction a poor reputation.
673697
I get what they were going for here - a theme about love finding you instead of you finding love.  For the most part that was well played out, but the part about the little boy was so unrealistic.  You can't just keep a lost child.  He's not a lost wallet.  He's a lost boy.  Plus, the idea that a boy would get separated from family on a crowded train with only one person noticing is ridiculous, as is the idea that any woman in the vicinity would have allowed a man to take a lost boy with him.  Lastly, everyone knows that if a child is lost, you stay put and call the police.  So the movie had a lot of potential, but treating a child like an object was quite inappropriate and offensive.
4938870
I got this free as one of the Kindle First monthly books. The beginning is good and very engaging, and I was looking forward to the rest of the book. However, it is marred by very unrealistic actions and ultimately comes across as modern-day people pretending to be Soviet soldiers. I know this is historical fiction, and as such requires some suspension of disbelief, but for me it came across as a lack of research.  Additionally, the description of the night bombing raids is relatively minimal. If you're looking for more of a war romance novel, this might be your book, as long as you don't mind very heavy suspension of disbelief and/or can pretend that Soviet women soldiers in the 1940s would have sounded and acted like American women in 2010. It gets 2 stars and not 1 for starting off well and engaging me at the beginning.

****SPOILERS*****
For example, the protagonist considers and even attempts desertion. Aside from being unlikely, since many of the women in the all-female air combat units were volunteers, this would of course be severely punished, which doesn't happen in the book. Also, it's not like there were many safe, war-free places to go in Europe in the middle of the 1940s! There are other examples that seem out of place, such as aristocratic families who take advantage of their connections although it's more likely that they would have been purged by the 1940s, etc. There's also a lot of criticism of Stalin, which again seems unlikely given the time period and Great Patriotic War context - one character even compares Hitler and Stalin. "Russia" is used all the time, rather than "USSR" or "Soviet", which again seems strange given the period and the fact that many Soviet soldiers were from different SSRs.
2572068
I was askedd to read this novel in exchange for my honest review. Although I was intrigued by the premise of the plot,  must admit it seems highly unbelievable and  I found mysself routing for Shelly to give Cal the boot. The idea that a spouse can cheat on his wife and then simply take her out on eight dates to get her to forgive him is in actuality, highly unlikely. The lost trust and respect that would ensue would not be so easily dismissed. I tend to enjoy novels that depict and promote strong, independent women. This just didn't promote the type of woman I would be in this situation or endorse the type of woman I would like my daughter to be. Cal disrespected his wife and his marriage vows. He was callous and thoughtless.  I was also disappointed the author did not inject the health consequences of his actions into the story. If I had been Shelly , I would have demanded Cal see a sexual health clinic for testing, before  ever touched him again. Thus, I wasn't too keen on this aspect of the story which was never dealt with appropriately.
4461807
The scenery was beautiful.  The story was well-told.  The acting was good.

Every time I tried to suspend my disbelief in the underlying premise (either that a coder could create a robot like that all by himself or that a robot whose brain was based on the internet and the collected phone calls of humanity would be understated, polite, and sane) I realized that the underlying moral and ethical assumptions were sufficiently revolting that I didn't want to lose myself in it.  Fundamentally, (a) no-one can design something that complex without a team - if you start as a genius (Mozart-level) coder, you don't have the skill set to design and test the hardware (b) the behavior of the designer to his creations was repugnant - if you design something and the intent is for it to have consciousness, and you think it might actually have consciousness, you don't intentionally torture it  (c) if the robot did learn everything she knew from a combination of the internet and her designer, how did she reconcile the diversity of opinions and information and behavior (ethical and not) online with the clearly unethical and immoral behavior of her designer and manage to interact with actual humans in a non-suspicious way?  And, as another reviewer pointed out, how will she recharge?  If she doesn't have a survival instinct, the end makes no sense, but if she does have a survival instinct, the end makes no sense!

Chappie at least was consistent - once the robot reached self-awareness, its first concern was survival.