Joaquín, a disabled man who lives alone, suddenly came to the house of the rented Berta mother and daughter, and the three of them lived happily afterwards. But doubts arose one after another. Joaquín was always tinkering with electronic equipment in the basement. Berta was especially attentive to Joaquín. The little girl said nothing and was withdrawn. The truth emerges one by one, Joaquín is watching a group of bank robbers next door, they plan to dig a tunnel under his house to loot the bank vault. And Joaquín planned to do it all, and unknowingly made a profit in the middle. Berta is actually the girlfriend of the robber leader and came to monitor Joaquín's every move. Later, Berta was shaken when he found out that his daughter was hurt, and Joaquín adjusted his plan out of righteous indignation and emotion, intending to punish the robbers. The previous small suspense finally converged into the biggest suspense: Can Joaquín succeed?
The low-budget suspense film shot in Spain gained a high reputation because of the "Invisible Guest" the year before. This "End of the Tunnel" is also taking advantage of its strengths in the promotion, trying to gain some popularity. However, the two films are not actually alike. "The Invisible Guest" is a strong suspense. The narrative relies on the narration of the parties, constantly uncovering new details, and constantly pushing down the previous stories, making the audience busy distinguishing the true from the false, which is the so-called "brain burning". The film's narrative is linear and real, allowing the audience to see and discover from Joaquín's perspective. The suspense of this film relies on hiding the motives of the characters and anticipating the outcome of events, which is actually the common thread of all stories.
A good story requires a reasonable account of both the motivations of the characters and the outcome of the events. As a result of the incident, the film is well rounded, and the back reversal complements the front foreshadowing (except for the biscuits that are too far-fetched). However, this film leaves one of the biggest holes unfilled in the motives of the characters, and that is Joaquín's motive for planning the entire action. The film hints at the reasons for his disability and living alone, but it doesn't explain why he "intercepted" the robbers, let alone how his disability has anything to do with the whole incident, and how his superb skills came from. This makes the film's story lack the most original driving force.
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