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Ending (SPOILERS)

posted 13 years ago by jambawala
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There are some other threads that say "Ending" in the subject but don't say anything relevant to the ending at all. I wanted to raise the issue of the awful actual ending of this film, where she meets the creepy guy from the motel (who, I guess, is the proprietor? It's not clear) after killing her half-brother who supposedly killed all the other people and definitely killed her father. I say the half-brother 'supposedly' killed the rest because I am not sure of the significance of the creepy motel guy showing up at the end, trapping our heroine in his car while ominously saying, "You remind me so much of your mother."

So creepy motel guy killed her mother? Not her psycho, serial killer half-brother? Was the half-brother the serial killer at all then? Did the director and writers really think this is a rad ending? Did they use the word rad? WTF?

Terrible, terrible film. To Marcus Graves, Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson, two thumbs down and two middle fingers up. You didn't need to make a movie to prove your fascination and fetish for old, creepy men, you could have just said as much to your family and friends.

[–] miss_understood666 13 years ago

I think maybe the creepy guy raped her mother and he is the killer's father; he probably is involved in the killings because he knows whose daughter Fiona is.

Burning angel wings to dust...

[–] MaccLadd 13 years ago

Just watched the film, I reckon the old guy - the motel owner, was the father of the killer. The comments about Fiona reminding him of her mother, the killer said he was born 'right here in this room' - why would he be born in the motel unless he was connected to it? Question is, did he rape Fiona's mother? if so, why was he not brought to any kind of justice, or why wasn't he involved in the killers life.

Anyway, just my thoughts.

[–] MovieInYourFace 13 years ago

Conceived in the room... not born.

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[–] blackwingrose 13 years ago

*SPOILER*

Wow. I just ranted in some other thread about how the Creepy guy in the end just seemed tossed in and made no sense. And why I can agree that he was the killer's father now, I still think tossing him into the end of the movie is stupid for one large reason. She's already kicked this guys butt earlier in the film AND she just beat a guy to death. Are we supposed to honestly believe she wouldn't go medieval on this guy about 2 seconds after the last shot of the film?

[–] triton53 12 years ago

It wasn't tossed in, but an opening for a wonderful sequel to follow this exceptional movie. It made sense because no one would have really put a connection between the Fiona and this guy. What concerns me is the fact this guy slept with Fiona's mother and conceived a child with her while her mother was married to the cop (think the movie said he was at police academy). If the guy raped her, then, like someone already pointed out, why is he not in jail? The answer: it was consensual. If you were going to cheat on your husband, wouldn't every woman pick this guy?

You mentioned the ending, I have a bit of a problem with it. This killer has been methodical throughout the movie. Every move is calculated and planned to the letter. So, how does he meet his demise? Are you freaking kidding me?! I expected a tussle. I blouse torn here and there. Sweat, lots of sweat, and heavy breathing. The female lead was a terrible actress. She couldn't play an emotional scene if she tried. To add fuel to the fire, she actually leaves the hotel, where her father is and doesn't call the police/ambulance? Am I supposed to believe she is traumatized? Puh-leeze, traumatized from what??? Speaking of calls, how come her father's call didn't make it to her? It wasn't like she was out of cell range. Oh, and speaking of the events following the father's final call, this man (a cop) gets into his car (do police officers leave their doors unlocked ... ok, will let that pass) and doesn't see there is somebody there? Ok, let's make the scene even more unbelievable by having another police officer hop in the same car on the passenger side. Now, don't you think dad would have seen someone in the backseat out of the corner of his eye when he turned to look at the other police officer? Hmm ... I guess dad's car must have been a very tinted limo that ran quite deep.

Ok, guess one can tell I wasn't too thrilled with this movie. The acting wasn't good but since the cop didn't have an emotional scene, his performance was ok .... hmm ... I guess he did have an emotional scene at the end.

[–] andy_roy 11 years ago

"If you were going to cheat on your husband, wouldn't every woman pick this guy?"

Really? *This* guy?

...it's alright, Ma, if I can't please him

[–] scotty999 12 years ago

creepy old guy was the killers father it was pretty obvious. who else could he have been. The actual killer's motivation for killing seemed weak as hell to me but whatever.

[–] jabberttp 12 years ago

I wanted to raise the issue of the awful actual ending of this film,

Methinks if you actually UNDERSTOOD the ending of this film, you wouldn't have called it awful.

As others have perfectly and fully explained it, I personally thought it was a cool movie with a nice punch in the ending.

[–] Diorafan05 11 years ago

Of course I don't mind if the mother found the motel owner sexier than Pollak I guess any woman couldn't resist the chance to have an affair with a guy like that.

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[–] libra113 10 years ago

When did they say it was rape? My understanding was it was an affair. The guy may look awful now but this like twenty years ago. For all we know he COULD'VE looked a lot better at the time.

For me the worse part of the ending was the terrible pacing. The whole movie builds to this point and she manages to get free and defeat the killer in a matter of seconds.

I guess they felt they had to add the father in as a twist and add more jeopardy but as someone else pointed out she already bested him earlier in the movie so I'm not sure he's a real threat.

I just wish they had gotten to the final motel part sooner in the movie and spent a bit more time on it. As it was it was anti-climatic.

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[–] libra113 10 years ago

Ditto. I THINK I was referring to some posts saying the motel guy raped that main lady's mother but I don't recall the movie saying that. As far as I recall the movie said they had an affair while her father was at the academy. Like I said he may have looked rough in the movie but twenty years ago he may have looked a lot better.

As for the rest I was saying that the ending seemed kind of fast to me. She wakes up tied up on a bed and in a few seconds she manages to get away and bash the bad guy's head in and escapes.

It just seems the set up should've been eariler in the movie and whole final confrontation should've been longer. As it is it seems rushed and unsatisfying.