I don't think it was all that confusing. Here's how I saw it....
-The movie was a battle of wits between two characters.
-Ekland's character knew the dad loved the son more then her. She wanted the dad all to herself.
-Throughout the movie, it appears the son has the upper hand.
-Ekland's character is playing the son two ways: by playing it dumb and playing on the son's desire for her.
-at the end, she wins.
-During the finale, remember Ekland says "I knew you wanted a dog". Ekland sees the car that is driving haphazardly while the kid really isn't paying attention, b/c he thinks he got Ekland and everything he wanted. Ekland grabs the ball out of the kid's hand and throws it into the road knowing that it's her chance to get the kid out of the picture.
-One piece of irony: The kid says he would've killed her w/ the car. Ekland kills the kid in a car fatality.
One of the themes being explored is: are step-parents as evil as kids perceive them to be and vice versa? Are kids in a step-parent situation as innocent as they appear?
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