The Ending Ruined a Thriller I Was Completely Enjoying

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2014)

Spoilers for sure. This is for people who've already seen the film and who want to hear about other reactions to the ending. I think Pike's character would not have gotten away with killing her ex-lover and blaming him for her kidnapping. (Also, wouldn't the victims cameras have picked up on Pike's moves as she faked the rape using the spilled wine and wine bottle?) There's no proof his car was ever nearby, and no one seems to be curious enough about where the blood came from that was on her kitchen back home. Why weren't they curious about all the items in the shed that weren't used. Who buys golf clubs and never unwraps them? Other reviewers have talked about the half-hearted attempt to burn the diary. My problem, even if the police and FBI were incompetent about investigating her killing of her ex . . . . is why Afleck stays with her. She has no soul and he can't stand her. He's going to throw away the next eighteen years to be with this soulless maniac because she has used his sperm to impregnate herself? He's going to save the kid? Fat chance. That kid will be witness to one of the worst marriages in history. He will grow up with no evidence that families are a place where there is warmth and love. Good luck with that. And anyway, I just don't buy that Afleck's character could put up with her for that long. He hates her. He has her pegged as a sociopath. How can he throw his entire life away like that? I liked him up to that point. He had played his hand so well. Then Ffffffffffffffuf!