The Little Things Ending Explained, TRUE Meaning & Who Is The REAL Killer? 

Great recap of the movie while giving no real hint of the real killer. Thanks. What a waste of 10 mins

Two major things you’ve got completely wrong. The car at the beginning was a blue one. The car that followed Ronda the jogger was brown. Different vehicles with different plates. The second is that Deke doesn’t say ‘lucky boy’ when Albert hands fast food to the prostitutes. He says: ‘You don’t know how lucky y’all are’ He’s saying that because he believes they just potentially survived an interaction with a serial killer.

So, I agree with your review overall, all but the beginning that is. The boots that the attempted abductor is wearing are like Deakes, they are like Sparmas, they are just boots. If you watch that man walk he does not have the same build as Deake. He does not have a limp likes Sparma. You can see at one point he is a white male with a shaven face and glasses. But more importantly, the license plate to his car is 2FAN321. If you watch close enough you will notice that when Deake pulls in to the Los Angeles police department that in the parking lot close to the entrance there is a late model Mercedes either white or yellow that has the exact same California plate of 2FAN321. So what does that mean? Is the killer a cop? There are a great deal of unanswered questions in this movie, and I think that is the point.

I just saw this movie - today. I really liked it too. I didn't figure out the real killer, I'm still thinking about it. I think the cast was outstanding. The movie got poor reviews. This is the way I see it, critics don't know what I like. And they complain lots. Just chill and enjoy the show.

“How’s the trunk space?”

I read the original script (first written in the early 90's before Seven) and I can safely say that Albert is NOT the killer. Neither is Deke and neither is Baxter. The killer was seen at the beginning of the film (but not at the beginning of the script, that scene occurred much later but was moved up) and he was doing a specific type of bird call (as described in the script). At the end of the film after Denzel closes his door, we hear the sound of the bird echoing in the canyon meaning the killer is still alive and out there.

The point of the movie was to show how difficult the life of a detective is. Most of the times they follow leads to dead ends never to be solved and losing their mind in the process

this is my opinion on the film: as denzel burns all of Sparma's possessions, he throws away a brand-new pack of barrettes with the red one missing... which means he did not find it in sparma's bags,he bought it and sent it to rami just to save him and add more confusion... this movie is not about "solving crimes" its just about the pressure on cops to solve cases quickly making mistakes covering them up and live with guilt until their life is ruined in an on going cycle...that's what danzel is trying to break

Goodness that ending was a twist I never saw. I honestly taught Jim was about to get hammered to death and Sparma would, in turn, get the satisfaction of being a winner. I honestly taught that he killed Jim's family (his wife and two daughters) and that's why he made him dug up the burials at the end. But nonetheless brilliant film from Warner Bros. The only studio that is giving us fresh and different movies over the pandemic.

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I think this movie is about how all of them are guilty of committing a crime. They are all GUILTY in their own way.

My take away was that “the little things” wasn’t a reference to how cops catch the suspect, but how cops cover up their own mistakes; what he was trying to, subtlety, tell Jimmy. ( I know it’s a reach, just an idea)

Leto’s performance was top notch in this movie my god I was impressed

This film is in the style of 'TightRope', one of the first films where the 'good guys' & 'bad guys' weren't clearly defined, as had been the tradition up til then. Clint Eastwood played a cop, tracking a serial killer, but by the end of the film, the audience is left with a strong possibility that Clint's character was actually the killer. Cut & dried good & bad guys is way more successful at the box-office, but I kinda like it being more nebulous, as happens often in real life.

The red barrett Denzel sent in the envelope matched the red barrett worn by the jogger. We know the barrett was purchased from a store so we know weird dude wasn't the killer. If the details matter, the little things, the "red barrett" would have been different because there are hundreds of different styles and tones of red, but this one was the same.

Jared Leto's performance is really incredible

That's exactly how I took it denzel was seeing him turn into demzel when he was too deep in the cases so he was trying to help him thats why he sent the barett to have him think we'll know he was the killer

I literally paused at the beginning of the movie where you see the killer's hand, and it's white.

So Deke changed skin colors from the intro of the movie?

This movie was horrible and leaves you without closure. It's right up there with the sopranos ending. I understand trying to be different and not you're typical crime/Thriller movie, but leaving the ending up to the audience to speculate who the killer is just plain stupid and lazy writing in my opinion.

so no one has their own theory on this movie, everyone just wants to recap the whole movie in 10 minutes?

Really disappointing that people are underwhelmed by this film just because the film never told them who the killer was, I think that was the nice thing about the film. They showed you the 2+2 then you go figure what’s the =4

By biggest question I have is the box from the floor in the apartment. Did it really have anything in it? When it's in the apartment it shows Deke finding all sorts of newspaper clippings. End of the movie, he opens the box and it's empty. Was Deke just hallucinating that stuff was in there to convince himself he was their guy, much like he is hallucinating the girls in his room.

"oh the original" Sparma said that when shown a picture of the last victim ... happens right before the car ride

we know denzel sent the red hair clip as when hes burning all of sparmas stuff you see the 4 hair clips decon purchased with the red one missing. Decon sent it to daxter so his mind would be at ease "knowing" sparma was the killer.

It was the forensics guy that was a asshole the whole movie...the same one where in one scan he says there is one other person that matches fingerprints and remi's character says who and he says me with his finger print black... it's the little thing I feel this movie was well writing in the fact that they would at the very least show the killer somewhere even in the back round...the forensics guy also matches the dude chasing the girl from the beginning of the movie...clean shaving white clean cut and glasses

Obviously we will never know the true ending but personally I think that Jared Letos character had a brother, possibly a twin but with just shorter hair and no beard which is why the witness was really staring at him when he was walking by, also it could explain why he's following the murders so close because he's following what his brother is doing, he could also be the one that's buying and getting rid of the old cars. It's also a possibility that he helps his brother find victims with the way they show him buying food for the hookers, perhaps he becomes "friends" with him and he leads them to his brother, also showed him walking into the diner that was advertising roast beef which is what the last victim had in her stomach even though she was a vegetarian, plus who was the person that Letos character knows that has that giant plot of land at the end of the movie?? Super long comment lol and like I said we will never know an actual answer but I definitely enjoyed the movie and it's still fun to try and figure it out lol

Your not suppose to know who the killer is. It’s not the dude that gets hit with the shovel. It’s not deke lol deke was a good dude! The other dude was just obsessed with killers and murder but he didn’t do it. The killer is still out there.

Interesting thought of Deake to be the real killler....I had that thought also the morning after. Although I loved the movie for being original and leaving this murder case for ever to be a mystery, which is closest to real life.

I like how it became holes at the end

The car at the beginning wasn’t the same car that followed the jogger with the beret. The first is blue the 2nd is brown

You, yall have it ALL wrong. Denzel character ISN'T the killer. He is a good guy. This movie was intended to be ambiguous. This is only the first movie sequel are coming

Note the smudge of blood on the shovel when Albert hands the shovel to Jimmy

How did deke know exactly which barrette to send. It's an exact match for the one she was wearing. But he couldn't have known that. Only description he was given was that it was red. If you go back and look at the jogger talking to her friend before the split up it was an exact replica.

In all hilariousness: it IS different seeing rami malek playing a normalish role, and tbh all rami fans probably wasnt to surprised at the ending for him lol

One thing that makes me think its Deacon is that he knew what the Barrette looked like. The fact that he had to buy one shows it wasn't in the suspects apartment. And most important, Deacon knew this would ne ok to do seeing as how he knew the killings in the area would stop. Otherwise this gesture would have been pointless.

Denzel has a distinctive walk. The killer at the start does not walk that way. The editors would not have shown us the full frame of the killer if it was Denzel.....😁😂🤣😋😶🤗🤗

Why would deacon need to buy a red barette if he was the killer ? He would have the victims one ?

I saw it today and really liked it. The death of jared seems alittle too easy but i agree that the main story is denzel trying to save the other cop from his own fate.

The jogger wasn’t stalked by the same car as the woman in the beginning.

You said nothing lol. Effectively a synopsis of the movie. Waste of 10 mins

It’s a sleeper / it’s a slow burn / I liked it/ but I think everyone was expecting like ‘seven’excitement / but it’s a bit different type of murder mystery

The killer is Danzel. Notice. In the beginning, the guy has his height and boots and also his truck...he gets rid of the evidence at the end.

Did I miss whom you said you thought was the real killer?

Heres my take... The killer is one of two options: He’s either not a character shown in the movie at all OR it is Sparma. Regardless, I think we’re focusing on the wrong thing. The point of the movie was not to definitively tell us who it was, but rather to leave us in the dark...wondering, just like maleks character. Did he kill an innocent man or did he get his guy? Thats up to each and every viewer to decide for themselves.

One thing! Deke buys the same exact red hair barrette that the girl was wearing, maybe coincidence but it makes you think.

So sparma left after the first two (three) girls were murdered and then the killings stopped until he returned. I’m not sure of the timeframe of this movie but wouldn’t that mean the murders also stopped when deke left

The other cop was told by the parents about the red clip, deke was not present doing the interview with the parents. So the other cop never told deke about a red clip. Deke is the killer he wrote on note no angel n place red clip in envelope too..remember deke told other cop that he's an angel to the case

They show the killer from the beginning girl in the 90’s, it wasn’t Deke. This man was white, clean shaven and glasses.

Decan looks like OJ Simpson with the Ford Bronco burning evidence. LOL

I think this movie is not about who the killer is its about how hard and time consuming to catch a serial killer is they were both wrong the real killer totally fooled deputy deke and detective baxter...

the car that stalked the jogger with the red barret was not the same as the one from the beginning. The one at the beginning was blue. You guys have to do better. Seriously. This is the second video I watched where you get stuff totally wrong and your job is to not do that.

Leto is not the killer coz as you can see at the beginning of the movie the stalker is not limping not like leto's character

Deek's the killer. His facial expressions give it away. 1. At the murder scene, when he goes to the opposite apartment he realizes that someone witnessed the killing - his facial expression. 2. When Albert asks "How's the trunk space" Deek realizes that Albert knows he's the killer and Albert was possibly the one who witnessed the killing from the opposite apartment - watch Deek's facial expression when it dawns on him that Albert knows he's the killer. That's also the reason btw why he wanted to go to Albert's apartment...to look for any evidence Albert had against him. Albert might have been stalking and following him for years...He idolizes Deek. 3. When he shoots the third victim. When she falls she looks at him and whispers "you" - His facial expression again isnt that of an honest cop who just shot a victim, but that of a killer tying up loose ends. There are many more clues (a) how did he know what the red barrette looked like (they come in many shapes) (b) He's a master at getting rid of evidence etc

U did a great job!! Awesome video

Really , I thought Denzel threw a early dvd in that barrel at the end. Imo... they could have made the film a lot better, feels rushed.

I figured it out......I GOT IT....... The butler did it!

Inconclusive ending.

Love the recap! GREAT MOVIE!

I absolutely loved this movie! I can't understand why it only received two rotten tomatoes. Great mind twister!

It’s amazing! I love it ♥️

Police radios were and are still a thing but the detectives have no need for such things when there are pay phones to use.. It's the little things, though...

Denzel was the REAL killer... Your welcome🙄

I think he planned the fake admission... it was the perfect cover. I think Deke did it tho... he saw the woman he killed by accident after but also the women he wasn't shown killing... that must mean something

Why did Leto have a key to the gate on the dirt road where they did the digging.

This movie had me scratching my head... Who's the real serial killer?. One minute I am thinking Deacon,is the killer,the next minute I'm thinking the new detective is the killer...But overalll good movie

You hinted it was Deke with the stalkers boots on that looked like Deke's. No way. I think it was the freaky repair man. Just the frustration of not getting enough evidence, knowing he's the killer and being played like a fool so outrageously that sent him over the edge. It was a HUGE mistake to get in the car with him. Deke made a tragic error that he shouldn't have covered up. Its understandable given the circumstances but, a cop can't panic like that. And a cop can't be stupid or hard headed enough to get in a car with a suspect like that. More of a study on the pressure put on homicide detectives and the reality of human frailties. He was our guy. Scary Deke could cover up a murder so well. Neither should ever be homicide detectives again. Really liked the movie.

The car that follows Rambuth isn’t the same as the car from the beginning 1st car is blue Rambuth Stalker car is brown.

The ending would've been exactly like the OJ Simpson case if it went to trial. Acquittal from no convicting evidence. All circumstantial finger pointing...

didn't really tell me anything i didn't already know, but thanks anyways

So basically, no one is the serial killer?

I liked his joker also and his joker in the Zack Synder cut looks and sounds dope as hell. I really liked this movie this should win all kinds of awards.

I'd say Jared Leto's character was the killer, because he pointed to Denzel to an area where a body/evidence was found. Only the killer knew that.

Liked the movie.....Jared Leto's performance was excellent..

How did deacon know what kind of red barrette she had? It’s many kinds of barrettes and I thought the girl that was missing was killed by deacon on accident that must of been a different girl….

Dude, the brown car following Rhonda (the jogger) is the same as the blue car chasing the blonde woman in the first scene? Whut?

The killer is Detective Rogers. He has an "inside" assistant, the nerdy lab guy, who makes sure to never release his fingerprint analyses. The lab guy keeps justifying this by saying there aren't enough fingerprint characteristics to qualify for a statement of evidence.

I’m telling y’all the white cop did it hands down Denzel new partner

At the end where they check the hotelroom arent there the murderfiles and the boots the guy from the first shoots where on the bed?

What about the boots in the hotel room? And what about the witness in the police station she thought it was Jared Leto as the killer?

Deke killed that woman on purpose because she could identify him. We see how he sold it to others (through his version of what happened) to get others to conspire with him to cover up his "mistake." Other murders could have been a copycat or not connected at all to Deke.

Felt kinda meh, by the numbers. The script felt lacking to me.

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I could of swore there was a red barrette in the floor wear the clippings were.

Guys it’s the forensic guy that puts on the mask in the crime scene van and lead into the building. All the forensic guys had on white gloves, the killer put white gloves then thick black Nitrile gloves from what it looked like. His body frame matches the killer and Pay close attention to how the camera focused on him from the time he puts on the the masks til he walked in the building. During the time he puts on the mask there’s a roll of tape that’s hanging up to the left of him, the same type of tape that was in the killer bag. Also the red glare from the lights flashes behind him just like just the red glare around the big 3 on both of the movie covers. That red glare means they have done some type of dirt. And while the guy was going into the building he passed by Deke and Baxter right when Deke said “ you still have to catch him right” it was perfect timing. Another thing too is when Deke was in his truck at light that same brown car that followed Ronda was across the street from him. Pay close attention to the brown car top, it’s light brown. During that time a crime scene van drove through followed by a police car. It’s literally the little things. Also Angel numbers 450 and 4242 is the movie and it’s apart of Dekes character. I’m sure it’s more numbers in the film but those were the ones I picked up on. 450 is from the conversation Deacon had with restaurant owner and 4242 is Dekes ex wife address.

Delve deep into a killers mind you see the view of them , the references to other serial killers , but one mainly influenced was the hillside strangler , so two killers were at play maybe a copycat killer or a disassociated detective that delved deep into a killers mind he himself became a killer, no angels

He says lucky girls... the girls were lucky they only got food he handed them food

Denzel was the killer. The fancy boots the girl saw was in his motel room

How did deke know the exact style red hair clip she was wearing?

Remember when the evidence woman said to deke, “you get a signature you can walk out wearing the damn things for all I care” referring to the boots, maybe a subtle tip the audience that he is the one wearing them in the beginning making him the or one of the real killers?

The boots look nothing alike deake had cowboy boots and the killer looked like he uses work boots

Agreed with 30 secs my friend and joker. I love leto

Denzels character for sure

Great recap! I really enjoyed the movie as well!

You missed a number of details.

Nice video really got into the details. But really did you like the Joker how he played it? I think he was a disgrace to character. I get that maybe was not his fault due to the scenario but he had nothing to do with any version of joker you may find in the comics or series.

The killer could be that older white guy detective who worked with denzel Washington character

The stalker in the beginning is white

The first car is blue and the car who follows the jogger is brown, different cars.

Nice analysis, but you were a bit misleading, making it seem like you were going to share who you felt the killer was. Couldn’t agree with you more about Leto being underrated and thought his Joker was fantastic, but just not in the film as much as he should’ve.