Don't Tell a Soul

Stupidity: Matt told Joey they could not check on the guard in the hole because they had committed the "perfect crime" but could get caught if the guard got out. Matt later told his friend Tom "everything" about stealing from Ms. Dillard. Bragging about what they did is certainly no way to help ensure they would not get caught.

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Stupidity: After stealing the candy tin full of money, Joey gave it to Matt. Standing in front of the house, Matt opened the tin to see all the cash ($12,600). Joey asked him if anyone saw him, and Matt replied, "No. Let's go before they do." Instead of "hiding" the candy tin in his backpack, Matt carried the tin out in the open - and soon ran into a man wearing a security guard uniform.

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Stupidity: Shortly after leaving the man in the hole, Joey met Matt at the top of the embankment and told him he lost the gas mask. Instead of backtracking (not very far) and trying to find the mask (fingerprints on it could be evidence against him), Matt tells Joey that he owes him "30 bucks."

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Other mistake: In the opening scene where Joey is breaking into Ms. Dillard's house, he quickly smashed a window with his flashlight and immediately crawled through the window - without checking to see if shattered glass fragments were still in or around the frame. Despite his carelessness, he did not even get a cut on his hands or elsewhere, which would be almost impossible under the circumstances.

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Trivia

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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