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Fourth Man Out (2015)
Stupid Ending
I enjoyed the movie, but the ending is not great, mainly because of the filmmaker's carelessness.
Spoiler Alert: Since I'm discussing the ending, I may reveal more than you want to know.
1. I do not know whether it's the filmmaker's intention or carelessness actually but they gave us two endings. If you're a casual viewer, you would think it has a happy ending. If you're an attentive viewer, you would notice that the guy has two kayaks. Two. Would a single guy carry two kayaks wherever he goes?
2. This one is definitely the filmmaker's carelessness. Throughout the movie, they made a point that gay people don't just go for any other gay people. They need to share common interests and such, but at the end, who did Adam fall for? Just another guy. He didn't know the guy's name. They had nothing in common. If they just expanded their conversation for another minute or two to give the characters some common interests or passions, it would have worked much better. Instead Adam knows everything about cars and the other guy knows nothing about cars. The other guy has two kayaks and Adam didn't mention once any sort of interests in kayaking.
Those People (2015)
One of the most beautiful movies with the stupidest endings I have ever seen
I love the movie. Jonathan Gordon was beautiful and brilliant. I had to look him up immediately right after seeing the movie. I hope somewhere in real life he has a happy life. His eyes, his lips, his smile, his tears, his vulnerability, his desperation, they all spoke to me beautifully. I could feel his pain. When he cried, I cried, but god, the ending was awful, truly awful. It ended on a bad note on purpose, simply to be different, simply to NOT have a happy ending. Completely illogical to what happened a couple of minutes before.
Between minute 21 and 1:22, it was a masterpiece. If they cut the rest out, I would give it a 9 star or even a 10. It was so perfect. So either be patient and watch at least 25 minutes before deciding whether to quit watching or just skip to minute 21 when Charlie recognized someone he met before. You will still understand the story perfectly.
This will be one of those movies that I will watch again and again (between minute 21 and 1:22). It's so beautiful, so poetic. If I have the power to give someone an Oscar, I would give it to Jonathan Gordon. I have never seen someone so beautiful when he cried. The bed scene at the end broke my heart. It was so simple but his voice and his hand quivered and that was all he needed to tell us his emotions, his desire, and his desperation.
Someone needs to film an alternate ending and maybe add another 30 minutes to the film to give it a proper ending. Frankly I only need another minute where Charlie gets into a cab heading to the airport and on the phone telling someone he will arrive in SF in 3-5 hours. That's all I need to make the movie perfect.