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How to Screw Up a Movie Ending

posted 16 years ago by imfinished
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(SPOILERS, I GUESS)
So, what was the end all about? That last phone call with Nick, was that supposed to tell us that they all knew each other all along and planned the entire thing (which would pretty much negate everything that had happened between those characters up till that point, making this movie a total waste) or that Jinx had planned it with Nick?
He quoted that statistic that most people have already gotten away with it once. Is the idea that he's telling Nick to trust him because he wants to team up again? (which would also be stupid, Nick was hesitant to even take the money this time and now he's a millionaire, I don't see him deciding to become a career criminal)
Or did they just suddenly decide to trust one another and meet all casual like and share the money? (lame)
Or something else entirely?
It was unclear to me, especially when they seemed to approach Nick at the end as if they knew him or something and he was coming out of a Liberty Bank for some reason.
Unfortunately, the film suffered from repetitious dialogue and a certain fuzziness of details at the end. Poor directing. Poor editing. Poor writing. Poor something, anyway.

[–] barrababe 16 years ago

I just took it that since he had her pda phone he was using it to call the guy, him being on the phone he'd know who he was talking to when he pulled up so that he didn't end up asking a complete stranger about their deal.

They had to trust each other - he had the pin, the guy had the account.

Since the computers are connected for all Liberty Banks it suddenly makes sense that the guy who was stealing and knew all the numbers worked in one.

The last tip was to know when to stop. He's not going to rob anyone again.

I have no idea why I understand this film when others don't. :S

[–] GuyYouWishYouWere 16 years ago

Very disappointing ending......possibly the most disappointing end to a film I have ever seen.

"Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right"

[–] xenatikkanen-1 16 years ago

Do you really understand the film? You're just telling everyone what they already know. The part that some are having trouble with, and understandably so, is the very last scene shot, with the incoherent last script lines. To be honest, one could interpret this as Nick once again double crossing people and killing Jessica and Jinxy because they "didn't know how to walk away" when they should have. Maybe he lured them there and then offed them. The whole muddled last scene was a real betrayal to those who found interest in this film. I really liked it up until that last scene and then wanted my rental money back from Netflix (what else is new!!!!!!!!).

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[–] barrababe 15 years ago

I think you're over thinking it. I'm used to just seeing what I get, I don't go looking for more. If you didn't see it it didn't happen.

[–] mklasr 12 years ago

I wasn't sure what he meant about walking away. Were they able to make the entire withdrawal all at once, or would they have needed to meet again repeatedly? I wasn't sure if he meant to be content with a single withdrawal, or if they should be content with a single robbery. I was expecting to see something more during/after the closing credits.

[–] canonit 15 years ago

Barrababe is right. I don't think it was that complicated. Nick worked for the bank. Jinx was a slacker and Jessica was a wannabe. The point is that all these nobodies got away with it and won't do it again. They did hang up and I think the only reason the last tip was Nick narrarating was to have David Carradine have the final line. I can't remember if his name was in the beginning credits but it seemed like they were trying to set up it being him as a surprise.

[–] rcpiercy 13 years ago

Yeah, and seven or eight people died for about 8 million. Worthless movie, morally bankrupt ending.

[–] Sliderprime 13 years ago

What is so hard to understand about this movie? Its not rocket science. If you can't understand this movie then maybe you should go back to episodes of Sesame Street because it seems that is all you can handle.

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