Don't Tell a Soul

Continuity mistake: When Hamby is removing the tarp covering the garage entrance (in lieu of a door), Joey and the truck are about flush with the entrance. Then the (parked) truck is sometimes protruding out about two feet and Joey is on the porch. Other times, Joey is leaning against the interior wall of the garage near the entrance. (01:03:38)

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Continuity mistake: Running away from the guard after the burglary, Joey and Matt went down a fairly steep hill in the woods. After passing the hole, they walked up a small embankment to go toward home. The next morning, Joey is riding his bike down a steep hill (the one that was before the hole?) - so steep he has to get off his bike and push it. Halfway down, the camera shifts and Joey is suddenly on TOP of a small embankment, which appears to be the one he and Matt walked up the day before on their way home.

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Continuity mistake: The string of lights from outside the garage to inside are more or less visible (number of loops and whether they go very far into the garage) and the intensity and size of the lights are inconsistent. (01:03:40)

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Continuity mistake: Before the shoot out with police, Hamby's face was not very dirty when he got out of his truck, but it looked much dirtier a minute later. There are additional places near the end when the amount of dirt on his face varies. (01:06:02 - 01:07:00)

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Factual error: The manner in which "Hamby" fell into the hole (or well) did not reflect physics or reality. He was running/chasing Joey and Matt. Whenever one walks or runs, one's feet are never straight down together (like standing), so only one foot could have been over the hole or failed to clear it. Hamby should have tripped and fallen over (face forward) with his upper body landing past the hole. This should have kept him from falling straight down into the hole (as if dropped from above the hole).

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Trivia: Many people are familiar with the "Stockholm Syndrome" wherein hostages or kidnapping victims develop a connection with their offenders - they identify with or feel empathy for the people holding them captive. The "Stockholm Syndrome" is also known as "capture bonding." Its lesser-known opposite (or inverse) is called the "Lima Syndrome" - the hostage-takers or kidnappers start identifying with or "feeling for" their victims; they bond. This movie portrays BOTH, but with a different crime.

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