killing leo wasnt warranted
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ArchxStanton — 10 years ago(February 14, 2016 09:23 AM)
leo had his flaws and brought the heat onto caan, but leo did give him the kid, the house, etc ,etc. I think leo should have just paid caan more than 70k out of the 900k, or paid him half. leo wanted to keep caan in the game and hold the money as a tool to keep caan from retiring. they could have worked it out, except caan goes ape beep and flips out, he should have reasoned w leo and worked it out. leo put him in his place at the car dealership and caan still didn't get the message. he also ddint have to send his wife packing, he killed leo, he should have went back in leos house and found some money and stuff. thief part 2 would tie up some loose ends haha
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miljenko1 — 9 years ago(May 08, 2016 02:28 PM)
What Frank (James Caan) did to Leo fits perfectly with his character. Frank is a guy who has had it with the system and the society, and had long before established his MO while serving in prison: he wouldn't put up with anyone trying to pin him down. The movie was very explicit about this, and no way would he ever chose reconciliation with the likes of Leo.
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!!!deleted!!! (63057267) — 9 years ago(May 14, 2016 11:44 AM)
O.P., your take on the ending is ridiculous. Leo didn't deserve to live, and Frank killing him was a great gift to the world. Leo was a sadistic, ruthless, bloodthirsty gangster. If you felt wronged by his demise, that speaks volumes about your personality. Leo much?
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lostinamerica70 — 9 years ago(May 18, 2016 09:38 AM)
You kill my close friend and then threaten to whore out my wife and then kill my wife and kid and feed them to the public in a Wimpy Burger and you think there is room for reason?
I'm a very reasonable guy buy that wouldn't fly in my world. Whether it was Leo or it was Frank, one of them was going to die. -
brinsonmh — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 10:42 AM)
Leo lied to Frankremember Frank was supposed to be paid all in cash and Leo tried to get him to accept a little cash and the rest in stock or whatever?
Leo sealed his fate when he told Frank how it was really going to be going forward.
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meguroutsubo — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 10:17 PM)
they could have worked it out
Crime bosses (in real life and in the movies) are not famous for "working things out." They are famous for "popping a cap in someone's ass." And when Leo snarls,
"why don't you join a labor union"
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Woodyanders — 8 years ago(December 25, 2017 06:15 PM)
I disagree. Leo wanted to control Frank and work Frank to the point that he burned himself out. Frank wanted to retain his status as an independent thief, so he had no choice but to kill Leo in order to keep his autonomy.
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