Great acting, weak ending

I finally watched The Last Weekend, and was impressed by the acting, especially the gifted Shaun Evans. He was perfect, except for the fact that he's a decade too young for the role. Darkening his hair, and the beard, must have been an attempt to make him look older.

The story started out strong, but floundered as it went on. I was expecting twists and turns, but it played out as I had suspected. (There's an old adage that the killer always returns to the scene of his crime, which I suspected was the case from the start.) I wish the writer had come up with something unexpected for the second part of the story. Since the whole story has Ian wanting Daisy, it would have been a surprise to have Ollie kill Ian and Daisy because he wants Em. (Ian could have been a ghost telling the story.) Or, when he realizes that Daisy never loved him, Ian commits suicide and frames Ollie. Or Archie kills his parents and Em, leaving Ian to go bonkers. Or anthing other than the predictable story they told.

At least the acting was worth watching. Shaun Evans is a talented and versatile actor. And Rupert Penry-Jones is extremely accomplished at playing the role of the posh, seemingly perfect man.