Trauma Center

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Took down a glass of ice cold bourbon and sat down to watch this with no expectations. A simple but compelling premise which obviously harkons to "die hard in a" type scenarios. From a technical standpoint the movie is very competently designed. Stylish camera moves, NO annoying shaky cam or constant fast editing that destroys so many of these low budget action thrillers. The single location was well utilized to maximized effect. The director elevated the look/tone and style in a great way. The acting was decent as well, Nicky as the heroine being the standout. Bruce is playing Bruce(John McClaine) as usual but nothing of standout from him here. The major weakness was from the script, it works as a boilerplate chase thriller but needed a couple more surprising twists or turns. I almost expected Bruce might even turn out to be a villain but that never happens. A missed opportunity imo. Otherwise, this is worth a watch if you want something tense, suspenseful and unexpectedly well crafted. 6.5/10

"Trauma Center" is definitely a B budget film. Truly the only redeeming part of the movie is the acting of Nicky Whalen. The rest of the cast were painful to watch and Bruce Willis was at the level of Steve Guttenberg, which is just sad to even type. I'm not sure if it was the writing, the directing, or just his "I don't give a dang" approach to movies anymore...but it was painful to watch. He used to be a favorite of mine but lately...no. The overall premise of the movie is good, but lots of ridiculous portions of the film that caused it to be unbelievable. The main character spends the movie trying to avoid the bad guys but the entire time she is about the loudest person trying to escape...and also goes between doing the dumbest stuff to being really smart at the flip of a switch. Big plot gaps include things like she's bleeding profusely but no blood trail is ever on the floor for the bad guys to follow; The good cop knows she has a sister in the hospital but never puts her under protection or checks in with her; bullet isn't removed from her leg in the ER but is planned to be done the next day; SD card drops from a pocket and is noticed missing (you aren't going to feel that drop out of your pocket). If you can ignore the major issues, and the bad acting, it's not a complete waste of time on a rainy day. But it better be a last option in my opinion.