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The Ending Seemed Rushed

posted 16 years ago by ABetterDay
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I've seen this movie 2-3 times previously and am watching it on TCM as I type this.

I felt the movie was very entertaining, perhaps an 8 out of 10, for all but the last 5 minutes. Then, like so many other movies, it seemed as though all involved felt the need to rush the movie to a conclusion. Time constraints? Budget constraints? Who knows. In reality, most movies are not shot in chronological order and the ending may very well have been the first part that was shot.

Whatever it was, the last 5 minutes ruined a great movie and rendered it an OK film.

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[–] verbusen 16 years ago

I thought it ended great. For once the bad guy didn't come back from the dead and pull an ace up his sleeve. I was wondering if London was going to bite the bullet, so in that regard I thought the movie was great as I wasn't sure how it would end till it actually ended.

[–] screen14 14 years ago

I agree. I wanted the professor to be more menacing in the end with a longer and more intense standoff.

[–] Jason_Radley 13 years ago

What's the name of the actor who shoots the professor? Very familiar but can't place him.

[–] Simon1970 13 years ago

That would be Victor Maddern.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Maddern