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* CriticalResearchFailure: The movie was criticized for getting a number of important and highly polarizing issues about gun law in the United States wrong.
** Sloane claims in one scene that anybody can buy an assault rifle in cash without identification. Assault ''rifles'' are a legally-defined term and are in fact a mutually exclusive category with assault ''weapons'', which are common civilian weapons in the United States.
** Sloane makes a reference to gun shows being a place for "any headcase, felon, or terrorist" to buy guns without identification, but gun shows follow the same laws for transfer as any other location; licensed gun dealers must perform a background check even at gun shows.
** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online legally must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the legal transaction. Of course, the black market is in existence on the Internet, rendering anonymized purchases of weaponry online a possibility both in film and in real life (though the point is they're not legal as she claims).
** Sloane claims in one scene that anybody can buy an assault rifle in cash without identification. Assault ''rifles'' are a legally-defined term and are in fact a mutually exclusive category with assault ''weapons'', which are common civilian weapons in the United States.
** Sloane makes a reference to gun shows being a place for "any headcase, felon, or terrorist" to buy guns without identification, but gun shows follow the same laws for transfer as any other location; licensed gun dealers must perform a background check even at gun shows.
** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online legally must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the legal transaction. Of course, the black market is in existence on the Internet, rendering anonymized purchases of weaponry online a possibility both in film and in real life (though the point is they're not legal as she claims).
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* HilariousInHindsight: A number of critics noticed the resemblance the script had to the works of Creator/AaronSorkin, what with its politics, the speeches, the dialogue rhythms, the obscure (and not so obscure) trivia in that dialogue, and the complicated structure. Creator/JessicaChastain would end up working with Sorkin a year later on ''Film/MollysGame''.
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* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a gun control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
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** John Madden (the director) is a gun control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
** John Madden (the director) is a gun control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby", as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby", as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film Thus, it has some a very pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.sentiment.
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** Tying into that, the fact that this is the third of four massive flops in Creator/JessicaChastain’s career, the other three being ''Film/TheHuntsmanWintersWar'', ''The Zookeeper’s Wife'' and most especially ''Film/DarkPhoenix''.
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** Tying into that, the fact that this is the third of four massive flops in Creator/JessicaChastain’s career, the other three being ''Film/TheHuntsmanWintersWar'', ''The Zookeeper’s Wife'' ''Film/TheZookeepersWife'' and most especially ''Film/DarkPhoenix''.
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** Tying into that, the fact that this is the third of four massive flops in Creator/JessicaChastain’s career, the other three being ''Film/TheHuntsmanWintersWar'', ''The Zookeeper’s Wife'' and most especially ''Film/DarkPhoenix''.
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** Sloane claims in one scene that anybody can buy an assault rifle in cash without identification. Assault *rifles* are a legally-defined term and are in fact a mutually exclusive category with assault *weapons*, which are common civilian weapons in the United States.
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** Sloane claims in one scene that anybody can buy an assault rifle in cash without identification. Assault *rifles* ''rifles'' are a legally-defined term and are in fact a mutually exclusive category with assault *weapons*, ''weapons'', which are common civilian weapons in the United States.
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** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online legally must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the legal transaction. Of course, the black market is in existence on the Internet, rendering anonymized purchases of weaponry online a possibility both in film and in real life.
* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a gun-control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a gun-control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
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** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online legally must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the legal transaction. Of course, the black market is in existence on the Internet, rendering anonymized purchases of weaponry online a possibility both in film and in real life.
life (though the point is they're not legal as she claims).
* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is agun-control gun control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead veryone sided.one-sided.
* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very
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He doesn't have rabies.
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* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a rabid gun-control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
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* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a rabid gun-control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
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The movie adresses this. The gun owner isn't a "Strawman".
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Somehow in this very pro-gun control film, the point still stands that when her (ex)friend Esme is held up at gunpoint, she is ''defended'' by a gun owner.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Somehow in this very pro-gun control film, the point still stands that when her (ex)friend Esme is held up at gunpoint, she is ''defended'' by a gun owner.
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** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the transaction.
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** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online legally must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the transaction.legal transaction. Of course, the black market is in existence on the Internet, rendering anonymized purchases of weaponry online a possibility both in film and in real life.
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If the film has a 71% rating on rottentomatoes it probably can't count as a "bad film". Also considering it's got an audience rating on the same site of 64%, a Cinemascore of A- and an IMDB rating of 73% there doesn't appear to be much dissocance between critics and audiences.
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* CriticalDissonance: For some unfathomable reason, the film has a critics score of 71%. Audiences and even some other critics on the other hand [[Main/{{Understatement}} weren't so kind to it]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a Main/SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Give the cast credit, they are trying to make the most of the film, especially Chastain.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Give the cast credit, they are trying to make the most of the film, especially Chastain.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a Main/SpiritualSuccessor SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Give the cast credit, they are trying to make the most of the film, especially Chastain.sided.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Give the cast credit, they are trying to make the most of the film, especially Chastain.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccesor to ''Series/ThePeopleVsOJSimpson'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccesor Main/SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/ThePeopleVsOJSimpson'', ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
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* CriticalDissonance: For some unfathomable reason, the film has a critics score of 71%. Audiences and even some other critics [[Main/{{Understatement}} weren't so kind to it]].
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* CriticalDissonance: For some unfathomable reason, the film has a critics score of 71%. Audiences and even some other critics on the other hand [[Main/{{Understatement}} weren't so kind to it]].it]].
* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a rabid gun-control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccesor to ''Series/ThePeopleVsOJSimpson'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Give the cast credit, they are trying to make the most of the film, especially Chastain.
* HarsherInHindsight: John Madden (the director) is a rabid gun-control activist and stated in multiple interviews he hoped the film would change minds. The film ended up being one of the biggest bombs of 2016.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Under the right hands, the film could have been a SpiritualSuccesor to ''Series/ThePeopleVsOJSimpson'', showing both sides of the argument. As stated above, the film is instead very one sided.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Give the cast credit, they are trying to make the most of the film, especially Chastain.
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* CriticalDissonance: For some unfathomable reason, the film has a critics score of 71%. Audiences and even some other critics [[Main/{{Understatement}} weren't so kind to it]].
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," Lobby", as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement. However, that's not to say that one [[TropesAreTools can't enjoy the film despite that.]]
* AuthorTract: John Madden, the director, has made many statements about gun control in the past, and openly stated in interview that he hoped this film would change some people's minds.
* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million, eleventh place that weekend.
* AuthorTract: John Madden, the director, has made many statements about gun control in the past, and openly stated in interview that he hoped this film would change some people's minds.
* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million, eleventh place that weekend.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement. However, that's not to say that one [[TropesAreTools can't enjoy the film despite that.]]
* AuthorTract: John Madden, the director, has made many statements about gun control in the past, and openly stated in interview that he hoped this film would change some people's minds.
* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million, eleventh place that weekend.
* AuthorTract: John Madden, the director, has made many statements about gun control in the past, and openly stated in interview that he hoped this film would change some people's minds.
* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million, eleventh place that weekend.
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** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the transaction.transaction.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.million, eleventh place that weekend.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement. However, that's not to say that one [[TropesAreTools can't enjoy the film despite that.]]
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@#$%
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did 'horribly' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did 'horribly' ''horribly'' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did *horribly* in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did *horribly* 'horribly' in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
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* AuthorTract: John Madden, the director, has made many statements about gun control in the past, and openly stated in interview that he hoped this film would change some people's minds.
* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did *horribly* in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie did *horribly* in its opening weekend, selling a paltry $1.9 million.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is an understatement.understatement.
* CriticalResearchFailure: The movie was criticized for getting a number of important and highly polarizing issues about gun law in the United States wrong.
** Sloane claims in one scene that anybody can buy an assault rifle in cash without identification. Assault *rifles* are a legally-defined term and are in fact a mutually exclusive category with assault *weapons*, which are common civilian weapons in the United States.
** Sloane makes a reference to gun shows being a place for "any headcase, felon, or terrorist" to buy guns without identification, but gun shows follow the same laws for transfer as any other location; licensed gun dealers must perform a background check even at gun shows.
** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the transaction.
* CriticalResearchFailure: The movie was criticized for getting a number of important and highly polarizing issues about gun law in the United States wrong.
** Sloane claims in one scene that anybody can buy an assault rifle in cash without identification. Assault *rifles* are a legally-defined term and are in fact a mutually exclusive category with assault *weapons*, which are common civilian weapons in the United States.
** Sloane makes a reference to gun shows being a place for "any headcase, felon, or terrorist" to buy guns without identification, but gun shows follow the same laws for transfer as any other location; licensed gun dealers must perform a background check even at gun shows.
** Sloane refers to guns being for sale anonymously on the Internet; guns bought online must be shipped to a licensed firearms dealer, and a background check is done by the dealer as part of the transaction.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: One could argue that the film is this trope.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: One could argue The titular character is going up against the ever so powerful and corrupt "Gun Lobby," as they fight against a bill that the would increase regulations on firearms. To say that this film has some pro-gun control sympathies is this trope.an understatement.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: One could argue that the film is this trope.
