10 Minor Film Characters That Ruined Everything For Everyone

2. Hospital Security Team €“ Face/Off

Here€™s a question €“ if your hospital is playing host to the one of the world€™s most dangerous men, would you guard him? I€™ll ask another question €“ if this man has been pulled into further insanity by actively having his face flayed off, wouldn€™t you be even more committed to guarding him? If you answered yes to both these questions, then congratulations €“ you€™ve got a better concept of security than Face/Off€™s high-security hospital. How Castor Troy manages to make his way to the facelift machine is so bizarre that it actually had be screaming about realism in a film about John Travolta transforming into Nicolas Cage to storm an ultra-super prison. I understand that Troy is a resourceful bloke, but being able to avoid the spotlight inside an establishment that€™s fully aware of his presence €“ and has him wired up to several machines €“ all while battling the shock of losing his own face, being off his face on anesthetic and suffering is so insane that it€™s positively baffling. All it would have taken was two guards outside the door and the whole second/third act wouldn€™t have happened. Again, I€™m aware Troy€™s a formidable villain, but in his current state, I wouldn€™t even fancy his chances against the common cold, never mind two highly trained operatives. Yet thanks to some supervisory screw-up, this is ruined for everyone.
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