practicality

I can see where the prick thing comes from, just from the movie - well, he took care of River; but his personality during the breakout scene was kinda, whoa, is there a reason Simon was keeping his mad action hero skills a secret throughout the series? You look at Jaynestown, where he wasn't a good enough actor to convincingly buy mud, and then you look at the guy who can come off as a stone cold government agent while he's looking at his mentally scarred sister. I still liked him, but he seemd a lot colder and confrontational in the movie, which could be where the prick thing comes in. ...granted he was confrontational in the series too, but there was a different vibe to it.