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A Great Line (SPOILERS)

posted 18 years ago by ecarle
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Delivered, impeccably with each and every word hit just right by reliable Billy Bob Thornton, to John Cusack, about Thornton's newly dead and rather heavyset wife with a bullet hole through her forehead:

"He actually threatened to shoot Gladys if I did't tell him where the money was. But I think he was counting on a level of commitment and affection between her and me that just simply wasn't there. "

That's worth the price of the rental right there.

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[–] ecarle 18 years ago

Yes, and I forgot to mention that as Thornton reaches the end of it -- "that just simply wasn't there" -- he starts LAUGHING, but just a little bit, even with his dead wife nearby.

Tough little black comedy.

[–] Film-o-Phile 18 years ago

That's the part of the delivery that makes it so great!

[–] brettmajors_karaokeking 18 years ago

You are right on the money there ecarle. That line was that of a complete sociopath, and it was hilarious. In real life, it would be highly disturbing, but considering this is a dark comedy, it worked perfectly.