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Again, I haven't seen the movie -- but that does sound a little like cheating to me; the implied assumption is that it should be possible for the audience to co
by bambax 4y ago
Again, I haven't seen the movie -- but that does sound a little like cheating to me; the implied assumption is that it should be possible for the audience to come up with a valid theory on their own; if it's not possible because some essential piece of the puzzle is missing, then it is cheating.
- ghaff 4y agoBy that criterion, a lot of detective fiction cheats. Someone else mentioned Agatha Christie's Murder of the Orient Express. And Then There Was One/Ten Little Indians probably qualifies too and I'm sure there are many others from Christie and others.
- matthewdgreen 4y agoIt was very obvious from the moment Benoit Blanc reveals the nature of his invitation to the island that some essential element of the story was being withheld.