I wonder if Tommy Wiseau is this direct in real life? On the surface he doesn't look much, but he doesn't miss a beat and is sharp in contrast.
It's revealed early in the movie that Wiseau survived Volume 1 and has already captured Mark and holding him to ransom at gunpoint.
That would be a Ruger, I believe?
Got to hand it to Wiseau sporting this mask that can only be described as something crossed between Ned Kelly's helmet meets Zodiac. It's a far superior movie villain than that emo, cry-baby, Kylo Ren.
Hmm, isn't it funny how the movie stopped being about autopsy work and more about criminality? (A lot of volume 1 is chucked out of Volume 2.)
The plot is a bit confusing as it started out with Mark bound by manacles and Wiseau pointing a gun at him but now Mark's out in Tucson fleeing with an ATM.
Are they telling a backstory? It's not clarified.
Familicide killer, John List, shows up 'round the 16-minute mark and this guy's a few quid short of a shilling.
Where's Wiseau? Isn't he going to be in volume 2? It's all centered around Mark and this Dushku chick.
I don't understand these flashbacks with Wiseau holding a gun to Mark while he's shackled up.
There's a lack of Tommy Wiseau in Volume 2 and I don't care for the Mark, Dushku, and Uncle Cowboy storyline. (Which takes up three-quarters of the movie.)
I came to see Tommy Wiseau, not Mark and Co. Mark and Co are the weak links of Volume 2. Wiseau's character is still a mystery from Volume 1 with a lot unanswered about his background. (It's like Tommy Wiseau wants to remain mysterious in real life and in film.)
I'm not following Volume 2! It's all about Mark, Dushku, and the cowboy fella!
I don't like the direction Volume 2 has taken at all.
It's not as enjoyable as Volume 1.
The whole hostage situation is uninteresting with its sinister approach. Volume 1 had light comedy moments this has turned dark.
Finally - Wiseau shows up with only 20-minutes remaining.
He's wearing this silly spaceman costume and dukes it out with the cowboy.
A 'Karate Kid' reference? Okay.
So, it's revealed that Dushku played Mark all along and is in cahoots with her own uncle - the cowboy.
Believe this? Mark leaves his girlfriend for a man. (She was only a five anyway and a little on the chunky side.)
Volume 2 really struggles to make sense. It tries to be clever but it confuses the viewer for the most part.
Sure, it all comes together at the end where Wiseau only had Mark's best interests at heart and all this running around, and lost money, was a secret investment in a house purchase as a gift for Mark. Even after he attempted to murder Wiseau? Why would Wiseau give that sell-out Mark so many chances?
Something doesn't add up though.
Let me think for a minute.
It's Jackie Brown.
No, no, it's not her. Wrong movie.
What's not adding up, and if you want to get into deep thought about Volume 1 and 2, Wiseau started out as a legitimate businessman, doing a service for the public, yet by Volume 2 he's a cold-blooded murderer who kills without second thought. How's that work? In Volume 1 he was reluctant to participate in the gold tooth Ponzi scheme yet in Volume 2 he's participating in first degree murder.
Talk about an about-face.
Meh.
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