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The ending is kind of silly but otherwise a pretty decent movie (spoilers obviously)
posted by aholejonesSTAFFMOD on January 30, 2021 at 3:19 AM
I mean the thing with the red barrette. They end the movie with something of a twist reveal that he got it from a store, but the way the movie has been going to that point, I would imagine most viewers would have expected him to have done that instead of him finding it at the crime scene. Not sure what is the point of trying to give Malek's character some sort of closure or making him feel better when he obviously would realize it is BS if it would turn out he isn't the actual killer|*, which I assume is what the movie was alluding to although it was very vague and open to interpretation in that regard.
*When the killings continue.
Also why couldn't Nolan hire Denzel for "Tenet" he is a million times better actor than his son.
Reply by MongoLloyd
on January 30, 2021 at 2:43 PM
As soon as I saw that giant brand new red hair barrette, I had a real strong feeling it was not the real item. Other things that bugged me included Baxter digging all those holes, and yeah, if the killings stopped, they both would have known they got the right guy, so why bother with the barrette?
Reply by aholejones
on January 30, 2021 at 3:15 PM
That's a good point. I'm not sure about Malek's character's thought process:
"He was trolling me when he showed me those two other digging spots, but surely this third spot is the right one! Also he looks like a real upstanding citizen, even though I suspect he is a serial killer, so I should have no concerns about him walking behind me un-restrained with my back turned to him."
Reply by MongoLloyd
on January 30, 2021 at 6:36 PM
Right. Here's a guy so snooty, he was having a fellow LEO's car towed, rather than simply having the guy move his car, but the already evasive perp has him eating out of his hand. Makes total sense.
Reply by Steve
on January 30, 2021 at 8:51 PM
I thought the twist would be deeper like one of the cops is the killer. Also, Malek is smart enough to know that just because he found the red hair clip it could have been one just sent to cheer him up. Or it's possibly not the one in question. Splitting hairs because I really loved the performances (even Leto's strange walk).
Reply by MongoLloyd
on January 30, 2021 at 10:36 PM
I have to admit, Leto's body language and gait was my favorite part of the movie. He's awesome.
Reply by Benedict
on February 1, 2021 at 3:46 PM
Agree on all points. It's a shame because the movie clearly aspired to be better than its end result, and I applaud that ambition. As Steve says, the performances are good. I think the script itself wasn't quite up to scratch (with weird anomalies like those described above) and the direction and editing were also subpar I felt. Crime thriller is a favourite genre of mine, so really disappointed this didn't itch the scratch, but oh well! Nice to see Denzel in anything really....
Reply by therapist
on February 9, 2021 at 9:21 AM
Are you guys saying it's not worth a watch? Will I feel upset in the end?
Reply by Steve
on February 9, 2021 at 9:25 AM
It’s totally worth the watch!
Reply by aholejones
on February 9, 2021 at 9:48 AM
It's not a bad movie at all, but I'd say that the ending (the last five or so minutes) is significantly worse than the rest of the movie and just feels out of place. Apart from that an easy and pretty solid watch, although if you've read the thread there may not be much to see and you may want to let it sit until you've forgotten the spoilers mentioned here. By the way if you want something that is somewhat similar "The Pledge" with Jack Nicholson is kind of in the same vein and in my opinion has a better ending too.
Reply by MongoLloyd
on February 9, 2021 at 1:22 PM
Oh it's definitely worth watching, but as mentioned, they got lazy with the ending.