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You'll have to see the ending twice to work out the details.


There are some very clever manipulations done here.
And at the end, you need to try to go back and construct a time line and a motive line to see that they have covered all the things that appear to be plot holes. Because everyone has an ulterior motive, a secret, and a scene where they are surprised by events. But you change your mind later about why they were surprised, and whether that makes them more or less of a suspect.

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can you explain more?? I'm lost as to when the real Joy Morgan had an affair with Kim Basingers fiance!! was she killed because of mistaken identity? I also don't quite see how the last scene forms a confession but that's besides the point. great movie but quite confused!

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The words and behavior of the characters in this movie do not stand up to even a moment's scrutiny.

Good God I do not understand all the praise for this movie. It truly makes no sense.

Watch Levinson and Link's VANISHING ACT, from 5 or 6 years later, to see how this kind of thriller can and should be told.

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