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I thin khte scenario at the end was a dig at the notion of finding someone nice and settling down happily ever after. If any of the characters in the film could be called nice, it would be the Eckhart character. Cliche would dictate his wife would come to her senses and appreciate the wonderful guy she has. Instead, she hooks up with her husband's charmingly reprehensible friend. I tseemed like jason Patric was portraying Ted Bundy in most of his scenes, epsecially given the Utah connection.

Lots of reasons! By ending up together, Cary and Mary prove that they never really had affection for anyone other than themselves. All of the talk we've listened to between people has basically been passing time for amusement, without any real interest in the feelings of other people.

Mary has been established as The Girl Everyone Wants. There's one in every group. Not always the smartest, most beautiful, or best in bed, but somehow everybody wants her. Cary, who doesn't have normal emotions, still takes pleasure in getting her/likely impregnating her. He's bored with life, and she (and their baby) are a new trophy/amusement for him.

From Mary's perspective, Cary is attractive for his decisiveness, and his lack of reaction to her emotional state. Think about that last conversation between them. He asks, "Is it me? I don't think it's me." The other two guys devolve into over-emotional blaming of themselves, whining, getting defensive, etc. They wait around days or weeks hoping to get another chance. In contrast, Cary tells her he expects to make love that night (using her language - making love - she hates the word *beep* And to get what he wants, he holds her first. She answers, "In a few minutes." It did seem like she would've stayed with the safe guy (Barry) if he hadn't forced the issue of her affair. But forced into a confrontation, she probably sought refuge with who she assumed was the father of the baby.

Also, it's important that Mary has tried with a couple of men professing to be "nice guys." By the end of the movie, she's basically come to the realization that there are no nice guys - even her own husband suggests treating her like a giant piece of meat, even the guy puppy-dogging after her can't shut up about wanting to feel like he "got there first" in bed with her. At that point, Cary probably doesn't seem so bad.

I just watched this recently, and my conclusion was that she was so sick of insecure guys she slept with the most overconfident bastard she could find to see if it would change anything. I think she wanted to go back to her husband, but maybe can't now, as the dialogue suggests that she is pregnant with this jerk's child.

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The ending was shocking and unbelievably awesome. When she says, "It's nice." and it cuts to black your jaw is on the ground like WTF?!!!!! One of my favorite movie endings.

Is it okay if I do it for mom and not you? 'Cause I really like mom.