The most flawed movie ever made?
How does a movie like this ever get made without being questioned along the way by the actors, director, crew, etc.? Does a writer intentionally write a screenplay containing flaws for a reason and expect it to make the big screen as is? These aren't plot twists and this isn't a satire. This is a very captivating mystery drama and things are supposed to make sense at the end (mostly). It's not a question of being fooled as one poster seems to think. There isn't enough room on this board to list all the flaws but I'll list a few here anyway.
My first premise is that James E. Jones is the real Avery. Who else would know about the two unpaid traffic tickets whose status had reached outstanding warrant level, a fact Avery was wondering about himself? How could an imposter show up at the apartment within about 30 minutes after the phone call to Victor and not assume that the wallet would have a picture id? Who else would really know the date of birth of one of the two grand daughters and know the winning lottery numbers that were only announced moments earlier?
With that in mind, Avery was out the door without a peep until the cops pushed him back in. He behaved most of the time like he knew his numbers came up, but when he first looks in the wallet ever so briefly, he says "It's mine alright" and it's intact, let me call the wife and comfort her that the credit cards are there. No mention of the missing picture id driver's license. Like someone stole that and left the credit cards and lottery ticket? These are not twists. These are ridiculous notions.
Tep and his fiance don't kiss as she leaves the apartment?
Tep goes into the garbage to get the lottery numbers written on a piece of paper before he finds the winning ticket on the night he's playing Last Man Standing. Why? What was so important that he had to break the vow amongst his best friends that night?
Then he just tosses the paper with the numbers on the counter in plain view.
The cards on the table had a red backing but the box in the bathroom was blue. Is that normal?
Tep goes into the kitchen sink to grab a spoon during the dart game. What for, anybody? And what was the deal with the photograph? Who could tell who's who in that photo?
Quiggly hits the redial button when he pressures Tep to call for the numbers, despite his claim that he was calling family the last time that phone was in use? And Tep doesn't even look at the lottery tickets (five of them) but proclaims "No winners".
That's just a start. And I loved the movie!