By noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra Sokoloff)

The Big Twist is a highly prized commodity in Hollywood; done well it’s as close to a guaranteed script sale as you can get, and over and over has meant gonzo box office even in movies that would have been a hard sell otherwise (think THE CRYING GAME).

Book editors swear that a good ending is a good ending, twist or not, and I believe them, but I also believe a good twist can’t hurt, so that’s what we’re going to be talking about today.