I didnt think the ending was too 'Hollywood'
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HarlowMGM — 14 years ago(April 07, 2011 06:53 PM)
The ending was perfect. Mae had had many "Earls" in her life, they were handsome, they were exciting but they got her no where and that's why she was alone, defeated, and back in her home town in middleage. Jerry was a kind, unhandsome, uncomplicated lug of a man she would have never looked twice at in her youth who offered her a last chance at a happy home life and she took it. Earl comes along and revives her old fires and she gets carried away with her old temptations but ultimately realizes he is no better than the earlier men she hand (note his lack of interest in the welfare of her kid) and she's abandoning a chance for home and security and (gasp) love for another tawdry affair that probably will burn out in time just like the earlier flings. The ending was excellent because it's rare for a woman in this type of film to make a "wise" decision in the end, she usually continues on the primrose path and it destroys her.
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mspatera — 14 years ago(September 21, 2011 01:25 AM)
I completely agree. Well said. I kept wondering who was going to get killed and was very pleasantly surprised by the end. I think it gave the movie a great character arc for Mae. Much better than the "everybody dies" ending this kind of movie really had. Jerry was established as such a good man and Earl was a creep with nothing to offer her except his need for her. I loved how she made the right decision.
And frankly, I think it was much more realistic, even if it were made today.
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Bree_33 — 12 years ago(September 06, 2013 11:26 AM)
I thought the ending was perfect. I thought Jerry would kill Earlthat would have been a sucky ending. Only because, I would have hated to see Jerry ruin his life.
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first-things-first — 12 years ago(January 22, 2014 02:54 PM)
I thought the ending was great too. Jerry told her not to promise him anything, because he was afraid to trust her. And this time, he wasn't begging, and that took strength.
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PenTheater — 12 years ago(January 24, 2014 09:41 AM)
just because a movie ends, doesn't mean its the end of the story.
Sure entertainment usually has a conclusion, but in real life drama, and where art imitates life, it's just as entertaining to leave the movie going,
WOW, I'd like to see this couple in 10 years to see how this turns out.
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PeterBlues — 10 years ago(June 24, 2015 11:53 AM)
quite enjoyable flick but i could have handled without the some of the rage. i have yet to come across a movie with robert ryan where he doesn't play a bad guy role. the quality on this, especially in the opening credits, looked a bit rough for this time period, similar to a 1930's monster classic, which i liked actually. after all a splendid ending.
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guess i should have told you sooner i got a fear of heights,
if god wanted man to fly, he'd given him wings,
there's no land greater than sweden for me to get inside of that thing,
and i got to stay on land or sea,
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kathyg5 — 10 years ago(July 12, 2015 07:07 AM)
PeterBlues, Robert Ryan didn't always play the bad guy. Check him out in Men in War and The Set-Up, for example. They're both great filmsI am especially fond of The Set-Up.
Ryan is one of my all-time favorite actors. He was phenomenally talentedhis performances manage to be both sensitive and electrifying. That he was sex on a stick didn't exactly hurt, either.