Meg Tilly flings a club-wielding policeman through a window? Did the writer actually want it this way, or is this a happy ending in the spirit of the films within films in Stardust Memories and The Player?
Home is where you wear your hat.
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i would've rated this film a "7" were it not for the ridiculous (cop-out) scene where the rob lowe character gets jumped on by the rat on the boat, causing him to inadvertently flip the switch that ignites the fire which blows up the boat. is this supposed to be his comeuppance for being part of the original plot to kill the woman he now loves? it's not a realistic ending, by any means, so that's all i can take from it.
because of that scene, i give the film a "6."
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Yep, the physical confrontation between Mike and Olivia was just plain dumb.
shareIt was dumb but it was also necessary in my book. In the beginning of the film, Olivia gave me the impression that she just wasn't into Mike. She was friendly towards him but that was it. Once she discovered what he did, that changed her emotions towards him and they had a battle royale. The fight scene illustrates the hate she now has for Mike. It also shows her moving from a docile woman into a fierce woman who was once afraid of dominating men in her life.
In essence, its as if Olivia is emancipated from all the domineering men in this story line. First, her step-father then Mike for trying to control her in some way, both for her money alone.
No, this was NOT a dumb scene. It showed the policeman's hate for her, which had grown since she turned him down years ago, and multiplied even further when he found out that Olivia and Tim had what he never could: true love. This scene also showed what another poster here mentioned, that Olivia was progressively becoming her own person, instead of being dominated by the men in her life. So I respectfully disagree in your opinion of this scene.
Agree totally with these last two posts. Also, regarding Lowe's character getting blown up on the boat, while the rat bite was rather cheesy, I think it was necessary for Lowe to die because, at it's heart, this movie attempts to mimic the classic films noir of the '40s. And in those films, there is always a man who, either innocently or with his own connivance, becomes involved in a scheme that ultimately leads to his doom.
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