The original post: /r/movies by /u/BuildingAStartup on 2024-05-05 11:26:55.

I was so wrong about not wanting to watch this movie.

I did not see any previews and was begrudgingly forced to watch this with my girlfriend at the time. I thought that with Robert Pattinson’s Twilight success, this would be a predictable quick buck romance movie that the studios could slap together. I was wrong.

Robert nailed his character! Tyler was dark, lovable, and a shell of a human being - Something I believe a lot of us can relate to. His love for his sister was infinite and other than Alley, it was the only light in life. His performance turned me into a fan.

Another actor who blew me away because I believe he has under achieved is Pierce Brosnan. I’m going to catch a lot of heat for this, but I believe this was his best performance. His character was charming, selfish, and caring all at the same time. He was so charming, that the dinner scene with Tyler and Alley had me believing Tyler was entitled by how he treated his father.

The boardroom fight between Tyler and Charles is probably one of the most powerful scene from a movie that I have seen in a long time.

I wont ruin the ending for those of you that haven’t seen it, but it was magnificent. To deal with all the drama and pain throughout the movie, especially between Robert and Pierce and then for it to end the way it did hurt so fucking much. It was an unexpected twist for someone who went in blind and I am so happy I saw it that way.

Anyway, let me know what you think about this movie! Did you have the same reaction?

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