Whiplash twist

Rating: 8/10 (12 November 2003)

In general, I'd probably give this movie a 6. It was entertaining and interesting, and if I was with friends who hadn't seen it I'd enjoy watching it again. But the twist was phenomenal. Like most murder mysteries, both the killer and the motive are a secret. The killer is an easy one to figure out, but the motive I didn't see coming at all --- and not in a bad "Basic" way where you suddenly can't explain half the things the characters did, but in a good "Sixth Sense" way where everything still fits and some confusing things begin to make sense. That turns a pretty decent mystery into a great movie. What can I say... I like to be surprised.