We rented Lucky Slevin last night and about 4 minutes into the film my guy guessed the twist.
When I first watched Sixth Sense, I figured out the twist because (1) they overworked the "I see dead people" trailer so much it tipped me off and (2) The Willis character being ignored by his wife was a big hint.
And in both of the above films, once you set the twist aside, they're very standard genre fare. Which leads me to wonder if the writer/director/producer bet the farm on the twist carrying the film.
So ... let's discuss twists. Better to build a story with or without them?
When I first watched Sixth Sense, I figured out the twist because (1) they overworked the "I see dead people" trailer so much it tipped me off and (2) The Willis character being ignored by his wife was a big hint.
And in both of the above films, once you set the twist aside, they're very standard genre fare. Which leads me to wonder if the writer/director/producer bet the farm on the twist carrying the film.
So ... let's discuss twists. Better to build a story with or without them?
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