the ending
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voided-1 — 14 years ago(March 05, 2012 01:36 PM)
"They had an ending planned but the budget ran out so they just left it as it was and hoped and prayed that someone would find some meaning to it as it is"
Is this true? It certainly seems that way. I don't buy into any ambiguity in the ending. There is not enough evidence to suggest Anderson was the killer. We see characters surrounded and killed by hoodies. His wife is seen heading towards doom whilst he is driving to the hospital. I think it's clear that the budget didn't stretch and they had to end the film on the spot. It's a shame because this ending has undone any promise in the early scenes.
"Just forget you ever saw it. It's better that way." -
prettyevil6662000 — 9 years ago(June 02, 2016 10:16 PM)
With this interpretation that the dad hallucinated it all that means the daughter's asking him to go back in and stab the mother. Or she'll hate him forever.
Yeah, I thin that pretty much blows the hallucination bit out of the water. Even if director's commentary didn't address that the hoodies are in fact real people and that there was a reason they kept them faceless that was totally not related to hallucinations. -
jackson2406 — 14 years ago(March 09, 2012 03:07 PM)
I'm glad i'm not the only one that felt miffed at the ending, I sort of predicted it will end leaving a lot of questions unanswered, but not all of them. The films main body was very well shot and it was a great film until the credits start rolling, then it is like the end of a 2 part special.
Since the Greek started writing plays, every good story should have a beginning middle and End, well 2 out of 3 wasn't good enough.
There was no clue or apparent motive of who these hoodies were unless it was just meant to be the faceless youth perceived in the media -
pullgees — 14 years ago(March 11, 2012 08:13 AM)
Even if it ended with Anderson turning out to be the killer, that twist has all been done before anyway a few times. Off the top of my head 'Shrooms' and 'Hide and Seek' So it was a hopeless venture from the start really. I just thought of another one, American Haunting, correct me if I'm wrong.
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marbleann — 11 years ago(July 04, 2014 01:41 PM)
This was the school version of Assault on Precinct 19. Not in my wildest dreams do I think that old boozer out of shape teacher was the culprit. I think it was just a bunch of nameless faceless hoodlums, like most criminals are. The ending. Well what other way was going to end? His whole reason for not getting out of the school was to save his daughter. And that is what he did.
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mad_mike1211 — 13 years ago(March 21, 2013 06:42 PM)
Yeah I have to agree, Personally I really enjoyed the film, I thought the idea was great behind it and it was different to most horrors these days, But the end ruined it for me, it would have been nice to either see that he makes her safe to the hospital, and at least knows whether his wife dies, or at least have known who the hooded kids were, im guessing it was the one who punched him and maybe a few of his friends, but i dunno, still just disappointed with the ending
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skorkk — 13 years ago(March 23, 2013 07:49 PM)
Wow I can't believe how many threads are discussing the ending on here. I personally just thought the whole movie was absolute garbage and the ending just topped it off.
The character development was non-existent, it displayed some atrocious acting skills (the security guard in particular) and had as much tension as a late night episode of Hollyoaks.
If it wasn't for the ending this movie would have just disappeared into obscurity but the director must be thanking his lucky stars that he chose to end it the way he did because at least people are coming on here to discuss it.
I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt and say that the ending was deliberately left open for interpretation, but if the rest of the movie is anything to go by I think it was more a case of lazy writing and lack of budget. I think people are reading way too much into it in looking for something more from the ending than what we're presented with.
The script had way too many cop out moments to explain some questionable plot holes. Oh the daughter had to stay a whole HOUR late after school, that's why it was pitch black outside, even though if it was only what 4.30? Oh the security guard is the stereotypical lazy dumbass which is why he never once looks at the CCTV footage until he's told to or why he doesn't seem the least bit concerned about his colleague never returning from his cigarette break. Oh the cops didn't take the phone call seriously that's why they weren't armed at all. I could go on.
There would have to be one hell of an explanation as to why these kids crawl around like catwoman in these magical hoodies that shield their whole faces and I honestly think the director thought it was just easier not to bother with one at all! -
huwdj — 2 years ago(December 13, 2023 09:04 PM)
It's funny how they tweaked the ending compared with the Charles Bronson version.
I guess it's a sign of the times that a lot of Bronson's underlying story/motivation and the actual end was ditched for a more simplistic and action driven Stratham version. I did enjoy this film - I just wonder who made the decisions about the script?
I have always depended on the kindness of Strangers - and the bastards let me down! -
huwdj — 2 years ago(December 14, 2023 07:17 PM)
I guess you would - and if you had two insiders talking you'd probably end up with two (or more) different versions - and they'd possibly both be telling the truth as they remember it. But I suspect Stratham is actually a good actor and I wonder if he'd have liked to follow the original story line more closely?
I have always depended on the kindness of Strangers - and the bastards let me down! -
Chicxulub — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 04:22 PM)
Clearly, it was changed to leave the door open for sequels, and to do a product placement for the new truck Statham drives off in at the end.
Ultimately, business decisions made my business people at whichever corporation owned the rights.
