Why did he hide it in one side of the vent and take it the other???

Rating: 3/10 (20 January 2008)

Llewellyn hides the briefcase in the vent in motel room 138, then rents the room backing onto that one (in doing so vacating room 138) before going to great lengths to drag the case through the vent shaft to retrieve it into the other room. There is no logic to this and it marked the point at which the film started to fall apart  and it never quite recovered its self-respect.
The rave reviews simply go to prove the low level of true art appreciation amongst those who claim to be in the know - take a big name or two, produce something that doesn't make a lot of sense, leave your audience confused - and you've got a masterpiece, according to the self-styled cognoscenti. When in fact it was a poor story, supported by some good acting (if you don't count Jones) and above average cinematography. Overall, not much of a film at all.