Movies with bad endings: Part three
This is my final article on movies with bad endings. Just like the other two, here are a few more movies with bad endings. But unlike my previous lists, these movies are just completely horrible from beginning to end:
The Place Beyond the Pines
I can’t even express the “seriously!?” attitude all through this film.
This was like three movies in one; it was very long, and pointless. The first thirty minutes of the film had fine acting, vast action, and a story line. After that point, it became a cluttered mess. Overall it goes from exciting to boring. There were just too many silences between meaningful scenes.
It goes from motorcycle racer Luke Glanton, (Ryan Gosling) trying greatly to reconnect with his former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes) and she’s, in his absence, given birth to the stunt rider’s son, Jason, (Dane DeHaan). Luke tries to help her get money and commits many bank robberies assisted by his great riding ability and new friend-of-the-road Robin (Ben Mendelsohn). Soon, Luke runs up against the law and police officer, Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper).
Luke is shot and killed by Avery.
Yes, killed. And that’s the end of Luke in this film.
And now, fifteen years later, the film completely flips and the two sons, of Luke and Avery, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their unlucky, shared legacy.
The two useless sons are full of fighting and drugs throughout their entire acting.
It gets better, at the very end Jason finds out who his father was and what he did, goes to some random place where some random guy lives, buys a motorcycle without even knowing how to drive it, and rides off into the sunset. Roll credits…
I wonder if it’s the charisma of Gosling because there’s hardly anything beyond mediocrity in this film.
In my opinion, it seems like they told the wrong tale here. It made you think that the story was going to be about Luke, but turned into this boring melodrama with the children of the cop who killed Luke and Luke himself. Honestly, it was really boring and did nothing for me. The acting of the children was horrible and the pacing of the movie made it even more badly. Sooner rather than later I wanted the movie to end, badly.
Requiem for a Dream
Being completely honest, I’ve seen this film just once and that was all I could take.
This is an incredibly tough film to get through and by the time the credits roll, you feel not just drained, but foul as well.
This film deals with three characters and their long encounters with addiction. Harry (Jared Leto) and Marion’s (Jennifer Connelly) problem is heroin.
They originally plan to open a clothing store with their friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) supplying designs. Through a series of chaos, that slowly doesn’t come to pass as each one results in an even crueler condition as the film goes on.
Because of using unclean needles, Harry ends up losing his arm, Marion is performing in a sex show, and Tyrone is imprisoned where the threat of assault is always a huge worry for him.
Soon, most films would start to show us the individuals fighting back to regain normality in their lives, but this film doesn’t.
Harry’s mother Sara (Ellen Burstyn), the heartbreaking character of the film, receives a letter that says she’ll be appearing as a contestant on her favorite game show.
Sara begins taking weight loss pills, but finds she can’t sleep and has to take other tablets to allow her to sleep. She soon ends up losing her grip on reality when the invitation seems devious and finds herself committed to a psychiatric hospital, on the receiving end of shock therapy.
Each character has a shot of redemption at the start of the film and wastes it; to be left in dirty conditions come the pinnacle. This film really takes it out of you to sit through and when each character loses hope and assumes the fetal position, you think about joining them, so miserable has the understanding become.
My name's Carly Crofcheck. I've been in the Tyrone Eagle Eye for four years and I'm a Senior at TAHS. Last year I was the Editor in Chief, this year...
