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Oct 20, 2018oPod rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An interesting idea plays out in this slow paced and nuanced movie. However, the ending of the film is problematic. As soon as the the climatic twist is revealed it is instantly proceeded by an anticlimatic epilogue, the end. When the storyline is finally ripe for some meaningful arch nemeses action it is cut short by the entirely practical and rational actions of the hero, actions so boring that the movie doesnt even bother depicting it. Instead of a written epilogue if the described conclusion was acted out in cinematic form I would have been pleasantly bemused, as it would have been yet another unexepected twist. I would have awarded the film an additioanl star or two. Almost any alternative ending would have been better than the cut to epilogue ending. In the end the hero's practical nature undercuts his rash acts by demonstrating how he should have handled his previous vigilante act by simply reporting the crime to law enforcement instead of taking matters into his own hands. Ending aside, it's a smart and unique film. A well thoughout film, with an ending that would have benefited from the same amount of care put into the rest of the film.