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I was spoiled for the ending early on-- people should know that writing something backward is just going to entice one to decipher the code!
Anyway, not a "this is what was going on all the time" thing like Shyamalan, but certainly not expected from the trailers.
One hint: When was the last time Hilary Swank played a female character, people?!
Insomnia. The Affair of the Necklace. The Next Karate Kid.
Although, Jesse, that's what I would have guessed the Big Thing was, though I didn't know there was a Big Thing.
Please note: My post above was a joke, and should have no impact on what you might think the "twist" is or is not.
I think someone actually posted the surprise in white-font here before.
Reading that article makes me feel like I missed something. Weird. I did feel bad telling a friend about it on the train the other day, because I didn't want to spoil innocent eavesdroppers.
Also related to that movie, I am tired of seeing movies that aren't R-rated. No one says "fuck" in a boxing gym? Uh-huh. Same thing with In Good Company -- I swear they re-looped "frigging" over a "fucking" in one scene. These are movies for adults! Go for the R! Fuck, man.
I did feel bad telling a friend about it on the train the other day, because I didn't want to spoil innocent eavesdroppers.
Heh. Some idiot spoiled Scream for me in Spanish class.
One hint: When was the last time Hilary Swank played a female character, people?!
Buffy ? Does Clint Eastwood want her yellow leather jacket?
Her character in The Core was a woman as well, though I can understand the vast majority of people not having seen it to know.
Re MDB (no actual spoilers) I went in knowing the "twist", and it made little difference to me, except that you pick up on certain hints of what's coming sooner. It's not a film where knowing the twist is going to ruin it, certainly.