Most modern trailers are just a sampling of all scenes from start to finish, so they absolutely summarize the movie. Frequently they even show the twist or enou

Most modern trailers are just a sampling of all scenes from start to finish, so they absolutely summarize the movie. Frequently they even show the twist or enough of the post-twist to imply the twist, though that isn't necessary to be a bad trailer. An outline kills a movie because you can anticipate scenes. Oh, here's this guy. I remember a fight scene from the trailer where Tom Cruise jumps him. I wonder when that happens. The movie clearly introduces him as a good guy. I wonder when you're supposed to find out he's one of the goons. If it wasn't such a major issue, you wouldn't have people like me and many I know who avoid trailers entirely. If the movie is good, then the trailer does nothing but dampen the experience.