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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:David shoots Logan at point-blank range in the head.]]



* ChaseScene: After fighting with Nicole, Margo is driving away when David intercepts her. They drive at high speed for some time before Margo is able to pull over and David throttles her, threatening to hurt her if she fails to get him and Nicole back together.



* FlippingTheBird: Margo gives David the finger during the CarChase when he tries to talk to her.



* InTheBack: [[spoiler:David gets stabbed with a peace pipe in that area.]]
* ImpliedDeathThreat: David's speech to Gary comparing him to a wall (since Gary's standing between Nicole and himself).

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* InTheBack: InTheBack:
** [[spoiler:Terry shoots Larry the security guard from behind while he holds David and Logan at gunpoint.]]
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[[spoiler:David gets stabbed with a peace pipe in that area.]]
* ImpliedDeathThreat: David's speech to Gary comparing him to a wall (since Gary's standing between Nicole and himself). [[spoiler:He makes good on it.]]
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* DeathGlare: David can give these at a moment's notice, and Gary admits that he has nightmares about him.
-->'''Gary''': Did you see the look in his eye? Can't get it out of my head, gave me goddamn nightmares.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:David is visibly shown with blood trickling out of his mouth after getting thrown through the window.]]

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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: David is unnaturally and inexplicably strong, as shown when he [[spoiler:throws Gary several yards before breaking his neck, and carries the larger Steven over one shoulder up a flight of stairs.]]

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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: David is unnaturally and inexplicably strong, as shown when he [[spoiler:throws Gary several yards before breaking his neck, and carries the larger Steven over one shoulder up a flight of stairs.stairs, and even holds his own despite being stabbed in the back close to his lungs.]]


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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Toby. While the thugs are distracted downstairs, he sneaks outside to the garage, kills Terry by running him over, and retrieves the keys to the cuffs which he uses to free Laura who frees Steven, allowing him to fight and kill David.]]
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: David is unnaturally and inexplicably strong, as shown when he [[spoiler:throws Gary several yards before breaking his neck, and carries the larger Steven over one shoulder up a flight of stairs.]]


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* CutPhoneLines: [[spoiler:David and his thugs disable all the phone connections-including the alarm system- as part of their attempt to isolate the house.]]


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* DeadlyDodging: [[spoiler:Larry the security guard gets the initial drop on David and Logan when Logan tries to tackle him and misses.]]

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* OhCrap: Steven when he looks at his watch and realizes that David sabotaged his clock.



* PoliceAreUseless: Played with; the security guard for the Walker family is smart enough to stop the thugs and disarm them, but one sneaks up behind him.



* PoliceAreUseless: Played with; the security guard for the Walker family is smart enough to stop the thugs and disarm them, but one sneaks up behind him.

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* GutPunch: The film starts off as a typical teen romantic drama. Then David sees Nicole hugging Gary and David reveals his true colors, after which the tone just keeps getting darker.



* GutPunch: The film starts off as a typical teen romantic drama. Then David sees Nicole hugging Gary and David reveals his true colors, after which the tone just keeps getting darker.
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:David's lackey Terry attempts to kill Nicole's little brother Toby during the climactic house attack.]]
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* BasementDweller: Logan and his friends live at Logan's dads house (possibly without permission given comments about how they might get thrown out), while he's out of town.

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* BasementDweller: Logan and his friends live at Logan's dads dad's house (possibly without permission given comments about how they might get thrown out), while he's out of town.



* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Logan defies David's command not to mess with Nicole and ends up getting killed for it]].

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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Logan defies David's command not to mess with Nicole and ends up getting killed for it]].it.]]
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[[caption-width-right:310:[[TagLine Together forever. Or else.]]]]

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* TheSociopath: David, unsurprisingly. Superficially charming, frequent liar and manipulator for personal gain, affiliated with criminal behavior, complete lack of guilt and self-doubt for doing wrong or harming others, a large capacity for self-interest, lack of stable work or family history, etc... He pretty much checks all the marks.
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* TooDumbToLive: [[Logan defies David's command not to mess with Nicole and ends up getting killed for it]].

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* TooDumbToLive: [[Logan [[spoiler:Logan defies David's command not to mess with Nicole and ends up getting killed for it]].

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* MindGameShip: Hoo boooy... Just look at David's facial expression when he and Margo are talking to Mr. Walker after first meeting him. He clearly at this point already has a trick up his sleeve for pretty much everyone.


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* TooDumbToLive: [[Logan defies David's command not to mess with Nicole and ends up getting killed for it]].
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* MindGameShip: Hoo boooy... Just look at David's facial expression when he and Margo are talking to Mr. Walker after first meeting him. He clearly at this point already has a trick up his sleeve for pretty much everyone.
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* FalseReassurance: Rather than simply apologizing to Nicole for what he did to Gary to restart their relationship, it's obvious that David is really just lying through his teeth so she can fool her while not being honest about his intentions, rather than simply getting her back.
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* EvilDetectingDog: Averted. Kaiser the family pet likes David and licks him from the first time they meet.

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* EvilDetectingDog: Averted. Kaiser the family pet likes David and licks him from the first time they meet. [[spoiler:Before the home invasion, David lures Kaiser to him and his group decapitate the dog.]]



* WoundedGazelleGambit: David punches himself in the chest and blames it on Steven to have Nicole confront him about it.

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* WoundedGazelleGambit: After Steven angrily confronts David, jabbing his finger into David's chest, David repeatedly punches himself in the chest and blames it on to make a bruise he can show Nicole. When Nicole confronts Steven to have Nicole confront him about it.hitting him and Steven claims he "barely touched" him, she completely believes David's version of the story.
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Surprise Creepy was disambiguated. Since the film is a psychological horror/thriller, it doesn't seem to fit either Disguised Horror Story or Surprisingly Creepy Moment.


* SurpriseCreepy: Margo, fresh from a night of debauchery at David's crack house, asks Toby "When are you gonna grow up so I can ravage you?" Nicole, who had just seen Margo get passed around like a party favor, is not amused.

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