I agree, though it's definitely immature, even Narcissistic behavior. He didn't seem to care about vacating his job at the video store, nor his later trip to China. The latter was said to be crucial to the company. No big deal to Matt; his pecker was standing up!
His treatment of Rebecca was ruthless, too.
I think he did reflect for a moment, as Alex was starting to make amends, that Alex had acted badly, but her pointed comment to him showed she was only a degree worse than what he was doing to others. Including, not intentionally, to Alex, whom I think he did bang. (It's not 100% clear that he did.)
Another degree further on the "bad" side was Daniel, though we don't know his story, and he does write a gracious letter. But I had pause, as to his request to see her one more time... body bag in his trunk? Remember, his wife died in an 'accident!'
We don't know Lisa's story at all.
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kincaid-5
8 years ago
His treatment of Rebecca was ruthless, too.
What else could he have done? When we first see him, it's clear he hasn't fully made up his mind about marrying her. And she's basically not very attractive. The first time we see her, she's snapping at someone who bumped into her, and she later proves to be rather clingy. (I always thought that was unnecessary, making her like that, but that's how the story is written.)
After the events of the film, when he is clear about his feelings for Lisa, he tells Rebecca the first chance he gets. There's no way he could have stayed with her if he was in love with someone else. That wouldn't have been fair to Rebecca.
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