For the first two acts I enjoyed the simplicity of this story and McDonagh's usual excellent dialogue and humour. The acting is top notch all the way through by everyone and the film looks gorgeous. But when I thought it would build up to a clever ending it actually built up to a really bleak and depressing ending. I mean, I get the point of it all and I appreciate an ending that's different, but I just hoped for a resolution that at least left me feeling I was glad I watched it. In the end I wished I hadn't watched it, which is odd because for the first 80 minutes I loved it.
I suppose I just had higher expectations because I'm a big fan of McDonagh, but the ending felt like it wasn't saying anything that you hadn't already figured out an hour earlier in the movie.
I suppose I just had higher expectations because I'm a big fan of McDonagh, but the ending felt like it wasn't saying anything that you hadn't already figured out an hour earlier in the movie.