I heard a lot about the ending from many reviewers, including the ones here. I made sure to not read any spoilers, so I had no idea on what was meant by "disturbing". As I watched, my mind wandered to what "disturbing" meant. Was it gory? Incredibly dark? Traumatising? I expected the worst, and upon seeing the ending...I was surprised. It was creepy, yes, but I found it more sad and almost bittersweet than disturbing.
Despite dying an awful death, he not only found exactly what happened to her, but he even envisioned meeting her again. He chased after her for three years, and finally found her again. All he wanted to do was to find out what happened to her, and he achieved that goal. I wish that Raymond would've at least been punished, but they can't all have a happy resolution.
All-in-all,I liked it. I do agree with that one commenter about the music, but it was thankfully rare and didn't detract from the film too much.
A solid thriller with the unique twist of showing everything from the kidnapper's perspective. Similar to The Chaser, only with a horrible 80's jazz soundtrack.
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I heard a lot about the ending from many reviewers, including the ones here. I made sure to not read any spoilers, so I had no idea on what was meant by "disturbing". As I watched, my mind wandered to what "disturbing" meant. Was it gory? Incredibly dark? Traumatising? I expected the worst, and upon seeing the ending...I was surprised. It was creepy, yes, but I found it more sad and almost bittersweet than disturbing.All-in-all,I liked it. I do agree with that one commenter about the music, but it was thankfully rare and didn't detract from the film too much.
Sir_Byzantium
A tale of obsession, manipulation, and fate. The last few minutes of the film was really creepy and disturbing.Book of Sand
One of the creepiest and most disturbing endings in cinema.MMDan
Kubrick said this was the scariest film he had ever scene.filmspaz
Hated it the first time I saw it...probably because it haunted me so much. Saw it a second time and realized how amazing the film actually is.sureup
A fantastic movie!mikaelrev
The soundtrack is totally killing the mood for me..jlfitz
Much better than the American remake.interpol28
Excellent film!-1flb2-
I liked the 1993 remake of this movie with Jeff Bridges. Better character development. Either way creepy movie.FrankHowley
A solid thriller with the unique twist of showing everything from the kidnapper's perspective. Similar to The Chaser, only with a horrible 80's jazz soundtrack.tylerdurden
just watched it, great movie especially for dutch standardsinvisiblecities
hugh laurie was great