I enjoyed this film despite a few things:
1) Jared Leto's over-acting which made his character borderline comical 2) Dwight becoming considerably less menacing the moment he lost his mask 3) Unrealistic bits (911 puts you on hold? Doesn't trace the call?) 4) the fact that the weak & abrupt ending left me going huh what? That's it???
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Forest's character ends up saving their lives, and get's nothing out of this selfless act except a long insinuated jail sentence. I realize he was a bad guy and should typically go to jail but he is the only reason they made it out of that situation, and you're basically sending a message to people that says "don't do anything ethical like saving lives, it might just blow up in your face."
It was a beautiful moment, him standing there, arms out, with his treasure blowing in the wind, knowing that in the end he'd given up everything for these people. And then all you get after that is Kristen and Jodie sipping a latte on a park bench reading the classifieds. "Hey, thanks. Life is good for us." Come on. Something should have turned out right for him. He turned back and they should have done something for him in return. That would have made this ending feel right.
1) Jared Leto's over-acting which made his character borderline comical 2) Dwight becoming considerably less menacing the moment he lost his mask 3) Unrealistic bits (911 puts you on hold? Doesn't trace the call?) 4) the fact that the weak & abrupt ending left me going huh what? That's it???
SPOILER - - - - - ->
Forest's character ends up saving their lives, and get's nothing out of this selfless act except a long insinuated jail sentence. I realize he was a bad guy and should typically go to jail but he is the only reason they made it out of that situation, and you're basically sending a message to people that says "don't do anything ethical like saving lives, it might just blow up in your face."
It was a beautiful moment, him standing there, arms out, with his treasure blowing in the wind, knowing that in the end he'd given up everything for these people. And then all you get after that is Kristen and Jodie sipping a latte on a park bench reading the classifieds. "Hey, thanks. Life is good for us." Come on. Something should have turned out right for him. He turned back and they should have done something for him in return. That would have made this ending feel right.