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Why did Combo suddenly and viciously attack Milky near the end of the film?

posted 3 years ago by MovieManCin2 (26342)
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They seemed to be getting along, and then suddenly Combo just snapped! WTF? Was it something Milky said? I had a really hard time understanding the characters through
their very thick Yorkshire accents.

I did enjoy the film btw. And I kept thinking I had seen Woody somewhere else. After checking
on IMDb, I realized that he was played by Joseph Gilgun who played Cassidy, my favorite
character on Preacher.

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[–] wearsalan (5554) 3 years ago

Milky had a privileged upbringing compared to Combo and Combo felt that Milky was looking down on him as he was smiling as he insulted him. This set Combo off.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

Oh, okay. Thanks.

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[–] bexlyspeed (84) 3 years ago

I think he was jealous of all the things milky had. A big family, parents that looked after him , friends that liked him for him , unlike combo that really had to bully and manipulate weaker minded people to get them to be around him.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

Doesn't seem like that much of a motivation, but okay then.

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[–] macken74 (613) 3 years ago

I think getting the knock back from that girl he slept with devastated him that much it then caused him to become like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode !

[–] wearsalan (5554) 3 years ago

Probably didn't help.

[–] Paperboy (127) 3 years ago

Combo probably suffered from borderline and he didn't like Milky from the very first time he saw him (look how he reacts in that scene). He's a racist, you know. He didn't want to do anything to Milky since the other boys liked him but he finally snapped when his jealousy took complete control over him.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

Okay then. Thanks.

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