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The ending (spoiler alert)

posted 8 years ago by JustinJackFlash
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Does anyone else think the twist kinda spoilt it a bit. What I found made the film so interesting was that Considine was taking revenge because his brother was picked on. This made it very morally grey yet still identifiable and the film was totally unique because of it. When we find out that Anthony is actually dead and the bullies were (more or less) responsible for his death, it makes it more like the typical revenge film we've seen many times before while justifying Considine's actions too much. I just felt it was a bit unnecessary.

Still love the film though.

[–] AP (5295) 4 years ago

It’s still a bit grey as the bullies didn’t kill Anthony so much as their bullying made him commit suicide. Then you have Richard admitting he was actually ashamed of his brother, revealing his actions were largely out of guilt rather than revenge of a loved one.