How surprised if at all were you at the ending?

It's frankly just a play on "The butler did it!" where basically the least suspecting, least terrifying person is the criminal.
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they had some good explosions

Actually, this movie DOES have some terrific shoot out scenes and explosions, especially on the boat, even if it is overall not really an action movie.

Wasn't there a pretty big explosion and a (reasonably) attractive girl (albeit) a small chest?
As for the movie, it was ok. Maybe if I had seen in back in '95 instead of '10 I would've found it more exciting because the moment Spacey made the scene, I knew who Soze was.

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Sorrymaybe next time they'll include a car chase or two, and some good explosions, and a pretty actress with a large chest. That'll keep up your interest.
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Tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun.

Boring crap but what can you expect from Singer?

The shock ending was that a big part of the story was made up (it wasn't "the whole thing") and based on the clippings on the board. I doubt that was obvious to you. It's not a "cop out" because it's what the whole movie was working towards. Great movie, great revelation and great ending.