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Cleo's motivation (spoilers)

posted 10 years ago by Im_A_Cop_You_Idiot
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I love this movie, haven't seen it in a while...question about Cleo...

TT....was on the verge of losing her son to CPS
Stony.....lost her brother to police violence
Frankie....Lost her job through no fault of her own

Cleo....was her motivation just the thrill of the crime itself? I remember her being the only one of the girls with any priors.....I don't recall if the system did her dirty as well, to motivate her further? Opinions?

I'm a cop, u idiot! I'm Detective John Kimble!

[–] floridaoutlaw1984 10 years ago

Cleo was just a thug that wanted money! Its no real motivation in robbing banks except for the love of MONEY! We all crave to have all the money!!

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[–] JoeyAbs 9 years ago

Cleo wanted to be a Gangster and get respect for it.

I would characterize them as:

Frankie- Unfairly lost her job, motivated by revenge

Cleo- The Thrill of being a Gangster. Motivated by respect

TT- To raise enough money to get her son back from CPS. Motivated by love

Stony- Had nothing to lose after losing her brother and the peer pressure of the others. Motivated by nothing to live for.