Complete Monster: Early Grayce is a paroled murderer who mocks the idea that evil can be easily explained or given a root cause. Initially traveling with his girlfriend Adele, a rape survivor who considers Early her protector, Early meets the psychology student Brian Kessler and his girlfriend Carrie. Early initially acts friendly, while murdering bystanders for money. When Brian and Carrie find out, Early takes them hostage before killing investigating police officers. When they arrive at the house of an elderly couple, Early beats the husband to death before murdering Adele when she allows the wife to flee. Early decides to make Carrie her replacement and sexually assaults her, mocking Brian for bringing up his abusive father in an attempt to touch some humanity in him afterwards.
Harsher in Hindsight: Brad Pitt playing an abusive and ultimately murderous boyfriend after this article offered details about the fight that led his second wife Angelina Jolie to file for divorce.
The Woobie : Adele. She spends the film getting abused by Early and is forced by him to act like a child at all times. And when she finally stands up to Early he guns her down. That's not even getting into her being raped as a teenager.
offered details about the fight that led his second wife Angelina Jolie to file for divorce.