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The premise of the movie (spoilers)

posted 10 years ago by k-mann
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It's been a few years since the last time I saw this movie, but it seems to me that the whole movie builds on a weird premise. Why, if someone owes you (a mobster) money, would you immediately kill him, and not make him work for you or something? It just seems weird.

[–] selfmadetool 10 years ago

It takes a certain type of individual to be a henchman. It's probably a classic case of "don't send a boy to do a man's job." If I recall correctly, I believe they killed Max so quickly not because he lost, but because they wanted to send a message regarding placing bets on fixed races.

[–] k-mann 10 years ago

OK. It's been a few years since I've seen it.

[–] angeltreadmiah 10 years ago

He was being made an example of by the new guys.

[–] zingaZinga 9 years ago

They wanted to show that if you try to get in on their schemes, your family dies with you. The murder had nothing to do with the debt.

[–] Moonlighty 9 years ago

Right.

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