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(Spoilers ahead) I know I'm being childish...


...but honestly the movie would have been greater if it weren't for the sloppy editing I noticed towards the end regarding the suicide. There is no need for reshoots, they could have cut it immediately after the gun shot was heard. I still think its good, the story is timeless,but it could have been great if it weren't for that, I mean that really stuck out more than any goof I've seen.

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Not childish at all. I had to rewind it myself. I was sure he committed suicide, but then the door opened and I thought, "wtf? Maybe something else happened and I'm just dense."

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Bad editing.

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The door could have opened based on the way he fell against it.

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rorysa says > The door could have opened based on the way he fell against it.
That's what I thought too. He went in and shot himself. When he fell the door, which may have been supporting him, swung open. I don't know why it's such an issue for some people.


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