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- The climax of the film reveals that Guy killed Dawn (who is blamed for kidnapping and torturing Buddy), and was subsequently promoted. In the final scene, Guy coldly tells a former colleague to find out what he really wants and then do anything to get it, echoing the numerous times Buddy told Guy.
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Apr 21, 2023 · The Ending Is Perfect Because Everything Comes Full Circle. While some may feel emphatic that the ending came out of the left field, I'd argue that there could be no other finish to the film. It brings everything full circle, with Guy embodying what he (superficially) hated and essentially morphing into another Buddy Ackerman.
Apr 26, 2022 · At the end of “Swimming With Sharks,” Lou ran into the woods, but she had no place to go. She came across a mountain lion and saw its dark eyes, which made her realize that there was no escape from the miseries and the darkness that she had been holding in her heart. Soon, Lou climbed up the Hollywoodland sign and decided to kill herself.
The movie ends with a beaten up Buddy passing by Guy's office, making eye contact with him and silently gesturing to call him into his office for a meeting. Guy excuses himself and goes into Buddy's office, ignoring his ringing telephone. Buddy shuts his office doors as other employees walk by. Cast. Kevin Spacey as Buddy Ackerman.
- $382,928
- Tom Hiel
- $700,000
- George Huang
In the highly metaphorical ending of the film, things remain manipulative, political and backstabbing, and in that climate, at least two out of three characters "win".
- George Huang
- 2 min
Guy decides that he is fed up with Buddy's torture and goes to Buddy's house and ties him up and begins on his revenge. Guy's lover, a script writer who has "screwed" her way to the top, is dragged into this. Guy tortures Buddy and then his lover arrives and the big ending occurs. — Matt Curtolo <curt@epix.net>.
The movie has a great storyline and Spacey was exceptional, maybe even award worthy, except that the relationship between Guy and Dawn was not believable at all and the ending came on like a ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- R
