Loser, self-help junkie living as a 'slave' to her deranged mother
seeks escape with mysterious 'Val' her new life coach. Hence, a
bloody, murderous road trip with Val doing all the killing during the first
90% of the film.
My 'theory' is that Val never existed. Several and/or seeming clues point in this direction. First, a flashback shows Lou's mother being smothered by Val and also Lou looking on. Then, sans explanation Lou keeps trying to all her mother. I am thinking Lou snapped, smothered her mother, got hold of a car and headed out alone on a road trip. She alone could have planned the various stops. Next, the radio reporter says ONE dark haired woman driving a car is being sought for serial murders, Lou with a wig? No mention of the two of them. Next Val, even after stabbing/bludgeoning five or so campers as well as the kitchen rolling pin to woman's head murder Val is seen as 99% free of any blood spatter, except when Lou sees a single tiny speckle of something on her face. Simply not possible. Lastly, after stabbing herself and she is lying on the ground next to 'Val' we see a police office leaning over her. Val can not be seen next to her. She asks, how is Val and we see the officer turn his head in two directions as if he is looking for but not seeing Val. Also, one scene shows quick edits of Val strangling Lou and then Lou strangling Val.
Plot hole: Val approaches woman in kitchen, with rolling pin in hand, ready to bludgeon her when the woman beats her to the draw holding a dull edge but very long bread knife to Val's abdomen. We then see Val lift the rolling pin in slow motion and she strikes the woman several times. Why did not the woman, who knew what Val was intending, not thrust the knife into Val? The fact the knife was dull did not stop Val and the woman's husband from trying next to kill one another with the same knife.
For me this otherwise interesting and even fun killing romp did not make much sense. Perhaps this is exactly what the writers intended, so they may be having the last laugh.
My 'theory' is that Val never existed. Several and/or seeming clues point in this direction. First, a flashback shows Lou's mother being smothered by Val and also Lou looking on. Then, sans explanation Lou keeps trying to all her mother. I am thinking Lou snapped, smothered her mother, got hold of a car and headed out alone on a road trip. She alone could have planned the various stops. Next, the radio reporter says ONE dark haired woman driving a car is being sought for serial murders, Lou with a wig? No mention of the two of them. Next Val, even after stabbing/bludgeoning five or so campers as well as the kitchen rolling pin to woman's head murder Val is seen as 99% free of any blood spatter, except when Lou sees a single tiny speckle of something on her face. Simply not possible. Lastly, after stabbing herself and she is lying on the ground next to 'Val' we see a police office leaning over her. Val can not be seen next to her. She asks, how is Val and we see the officer turn his head in two directions as if he is looking for but not seeing Val. Also, one scene shows quick edits of Val strangling Lou and then Lou strangling Val.
Plot hole: Val approaches woman in kitchen, with rolling pin in hand, ready to bludgeon her when the woman beats her to the draw holding a dull edge but very long bread knife to Val's abdomen. We then see Val lift the rolling pin in slow motion and she strikes the woman several times. Why did not the woman, who knew what Val was intending, not thrust the knife into Val? The fact the knife was dull did not stop Val and the woman's husband from trying next to kill one another with the same knife.
For me this otherwise interesting and even fun killing romp did not make much sense. Perhaps this is exactly what the writers intended, so they may be having the last laugh.