I thought this was a great movie, though I must admit that I am a little conflicted about the movie's ending. I understood from the get-go that this movie was about the most brilliant violin ever created, but I still had a hard time reconciling that with the story of an instrument expert (Samuel L. Jackson) committing theft to procure said instrument.

Now please, please, PLEASE don't tell me that even 'distinguished folks' also break the law. Yes, I already know that. They do it every day. However there was something that felt just a little bit tawdry and deus ex machina about the ending to me. I realize that no divine intervention took place, but for this guy to walk away with this beautiful instrument like the most supreme cat burglar ruffled my feathers just a wee bit, to the point where it detracted from the quality of the whole film.

I hate to be a stickler film critic, but I felt like the ending pulled the rug out from under me. HOWEVER, I won't be TOO harsh. I reserve such harshness for such movies that like 'Magnolia', which totally stole my heart until the goddamn motherfucking frogs rained from the sky like a hail storm. Even Old Testament Yahweh rolled his eyes at the one, saying "Oy! Once was enough!"

I agree and disagree, I mean the violin was represented as living breathing thing that thrived when it passed from one to the other. It getting simply sold off to some snobbish collector would have been just as worse.

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