Swimming With Sharks

**DegenerationY** · 02-12-2004, 08:04 PM

A movie with Kevin Spacey from a few years ago.

This movie was awesome, except for the end, which left me kind of confused.

Has anybody seen it?

From imdb.com:
Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey), a big time movie producer on the rise, hires young Guy (Frank Whaley) to be his assistant. Guy thinks he's finally hit the big time. But Buddy has other ideas. He torments Guy with petty requests and daily reamings for bringing him Equal instead of Sweet-N-Low. 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.

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If you haven't seen it, check it out... and let me know what you think of the ending

**Mr. Monday Morning** · 02-13-2004, 06:57 AM

Spacey is an *awesome* asshole

The ending was kinda confusing...I think it was meant to be that Guy chose to *ahem* the girl in exchange for a big push up the career ladder. Something like that

**Jordan** · 02-13-2004, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Your job is unfair to you? Grow up, way it goes. People use you? Life's unfair? Grow up, way it goes. Your girlfriend doesn't love you? Tough shit, way it goes. Your wife gets raped and shot, and they leave their unfinished beers... stinking longnecks just lying there on the... So be it, way it goes.

Great movie

**DegenerationY** · 02-13-2004, 08:57 PM

I heard the director made it intentionally ambiguous...

He got a lot of flack for it though.

--begin spoiler--
What confused me is that, since he, you know, shot the woman, why would Buddy give him his job? Is it saying that Buddy finally got respect for Guy? I don't understand why a man would step down from his high paying, great job for somebody who just shot a woman. Maybe it was because he realized how much of an asshole he was being and disgusted himself to the point where he couldn't do it anymore? I don't know

--end spoiler--

Very dark comedy. I loved it though.

02-13-2004, 06:57 AM	#2
Mr. Monday Morning All Part Of The Plan Posts: 12,125	Spacey is an awesome asshole The ending was kinda confusing...I think it was meant to be that Guy chose to ahem the girl in exchange for a big push up the career ladder. Something like that

02-13-2004, 08:57 PM	#4
DegenerationY WARRIORS Posts: 9,414	I heard the director made it intentionally ambiguous... He got a lot of flack for it though. --begin spoiler-- What confused me is that, since he, you know, shot the woman, why would Buddy give him his job? Is it saying that Buddy finally got respect for Guy? I don't understand why a man would step down from his high paying, great job for somebody who just shot a woman. Maybe it was because he realized how much of an asshole he was being and disgusted himself to the point where he couldn't do it anymore? I don't know --end spoiler-- Very dark comedy. I loved it though.