Old movies get away with things. If these things happen in modern movies, viewers would crucify them. But the same things escape criticism when we notice them in old movies. For example, the plot. There are things that don't make sense in old movies. Or vagueness.
THE GRILLING is undeniably a good movie and i enjoyed it. But the ending is ridiculous. Some guy has a dead body in his stolen car and police assumes that he is the culprit for..previous murder cases. Imagine if a 2023 movie had an ending like this. Viewers and critics would have slaughtered the writer and the director.
And what about the lawyer? Did he confess two rapes and murders he didn't commit because, what the hell, i am tired and my wife hates me? To be honest, i didn't understand anything that happened in the last minutes. Thanks to an IMDB review, i realised that this pedophile lawyer was in "relationship" with Camille the last 8 years and he confessed because he didn't want to put her in witness box. I don't mind sad and bleak endings, i should say that the twist was mindblowing. But why everything should be so confusing here? This is not just ambiguity, this is a mess.
Having said that, this is a very interesting movie that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the ending. Great actors, well directed. Clever plot, nice dialogue. A classy movie that pass the test of time.
THE GRILLING is undeniably a good movie and i enjoyed it. But the ending is ridiculous. Some guy has a dead body in his stolen car and police assumes that he is the culprit for..previous murder cases. Imagine if a 2023 movie had an ending like this. Viewers and critics would have slaughtered the writer and the director.
And what about the lawyer? Did he confess two rapes and murders he didn't commit because, what the hell, i am tired and my wife hates me? To be honest, i didn't understand anything that happened in the last minutes. Thanks to an IMDB review, i realised that this pedophile lawyer was in "relationship" with Camille the last 8 years and he confessed because he didn't want to put her in witness box. I don't mind sad and bleak endings, i should say that the twist was mindblowing. But why everything should be so confusing here? This is not just ambiguity, this is a mess.
Having said that, this is a very interesting movie that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the ending. Great actors, well directed. Clever plot, nice dialogue. A classy movie that pass the test of time.