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Message: [QUOTE="ATenderLad, post: 44843, member: 3864"] That's new to me, looking for that one tonight. (*Love* Daniel Bruhl in other movies) On topic, that's a tough question for me to answer...everything has it's place and time. I suppose I only dislike the tone of an ending if it feels forced; like the old indie standard "and then they died", hoping the impermanence of life adds some extra gravitas to a story, like adding any old spice to a dish. I was just watching [I]Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)[/I] and [I]Vanishing Point (1971)[/I], two car chase darlings from the 70's that go that route, and in both cases it came off a bit lazy and hazy. Not that the opposite is much better, a neat and tidy happy ending can feel like like a cheat if it's unearned. Picture the difference between, say, [I]Godzilla Minus One (2023)[/I], which I won't spoil but it's hard not to cheer at the end, versus say: [SPOILER="Maybe too recent of a movie"], The new Gladiator[/SPOILER] Actually, let's say the ending of Game of Thrones, where everyone left alive just sort of agreed war was getting tiresome, and washed their hands of the whole bloody affair. A good ending is a good ending, but maybe they can start being multiple choices, like [I]Clue (1985[/I]). [/QUOTE]

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