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It deals with various taboos, and foul motives.
I never trusted their motives.
"Oldboy" was even better, creating a world of vengeance where the viewer was constantly in doubt of everyone's motives.
At the end of the day, The Lucky Ones is a quirky little film with a certain gentleness that works mainly, because it focuses on the characters and their emotions and not on the war and it's motives.
Motives for actions are at best unclear.
I'd have to say I was very disappointed when the guy who questions the motives on America's war on Iraq turns up to do his bit to fight for his country.
The climax is somewhat watchable but is let down by the fact that Sidney probably didn't need saving after all and the finale was written just so the murderer could explain his motives .
Not only are we not given their motives for the paths they take, but it also seems that the characters themselves don't really reflect on what happens.
Toolbox murders(2004),the tired formula of the masked killer has a thanked twist which explains the motives of the killer and the nature of its surroundings.Angela Bettis showed she's a brilliant actress on a masterpiece called May.She does a good work in Toolbox murders(2004),but her talent is beyond her role on this movie.This film has some fails(the edition is a little weak and the script feels forced on some occasions)but it kept me very fun and it never bored me.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective must search through all of Miami looking for clues and motives on the kidnapping and makes a complete fool of himself at the same time!
The plot is well written and sensible to understanding the motives and actions of the murder.
The perp seems just as interested in educating Adam in the ways, means and motives of Islamic revolution as in reclaiming the money his father apparently stole (or hid) from the insurgency.
Scott proved to be a better detective than I at discerning Keller's covert motives, given the facts presented on film.
I also got the impression that there were gaps in the story in terms of explaining motives, but it may be that if I had taken more of an interest in the film I might have understood it better.
There were all sorts of extra cast members whose roles and motives were difficult to establish.
The killer and his motives are like something out of a bad "Scary Movie" clone rather than something that is attempting to be a serious slasher film.
The Japanese trader's motives were unclear.
I really found myself thinking that I didn't care much for Ms. Chong, but that I deeply respected her motives.
The killer should be creepy, but he's merely a walking kill-device whose motives for committing these acts is embarrassingly uninspired.
The characters all spoke in a monotone advancing whatever was discernible about the plot by announcing their motives and plans.
The Roman Catholic Church has begun to turn away from the Inquisition, finding its methods and motives more than just a little bit suspect.
Soon, she finds the plumber is always around, a bit snoopy, and may have ulterior motives.
The scenario, based on a Stuart Palmer novel, features some intriguing red herrings with plausible motives for the murder.
The story has no development of the characters, taking time to the viewer understand their motives.
When he arrives he is met by Chief Miles O'Brien who shows him round the station and introduces him to the Bajoran liaison officer Major Kira Nerys who is distrusting of Star Fleet's motives.
So I wonder at the motives of those who voted "1" for this film.
The fun with Columbo episodes is that the crime is never too gruesome or motives are never too dark.
Little time is taken to explore motives or explain events and as a result potentially dramatic scenes are given little context.
I mean as a matter of fact besides maybe length or questionably of motives, i would say there is no problems at all found in the movie.
Unfortunately this was primarily used as a means to portray a lot of cheesy and cheap "shocks" and even unexplained motives for the Gus (Clancy Brown) character.
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