Exactly.

I know Damon is supposed to be reformed and you do have that dynamic of trying to be loyal to an old friend...but it sort of rings false and would have rung more true if Norton's character was reformed but showed his true colors later...Damon sort of jumps back right in without much hesitation despite all he has going for him and accepts once again all he turned his back on...if Norton's character had a brief period where he was trying to lead a normal life...instead of just scamming two minutes out of prison...it would have been a more interesting dilemma and dynamic between the two.

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Posted by Havoc

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Posted on 3/11/16 at 10:44 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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but it sort of rings false and would have rung more true if Norton's character was reformed but showed his true colors later...Damon sort of jumps back right in without much hesitation despite all he has going for him and accepts once again all he turned his back on...if Norton's character had a brief period where he was trying to lead a normal life...instead of just scamming two minutes out of prison...it would have been a more interesting dilemma and dynamic between the two.

Agree completely. It creates a dissonance that kinda bugs you the whole time, i.e., doesn't quite make sense. Seems like they tried to bridge it with the dialogue but the attempt didn't really hit home for me either.

Could have taken 2-3 minutes showing Norton frustrated as a fry cook at McDonald's or something similar, Damon walks up when he's leaving work and sees that he's broken and would never be able to live a normal life and then jumps in to help him "this one last time".

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