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* [[Reality Ensues]]: The movie does not shy away from depicting the actual consequences of violence. As mentioned above, when one of the robbers is shot in the head, we see him gasping his last breaths out of his ruined face. When Jack retaliates against the bully, the next thing we see is his father explaining the results: Jack has been suspended from school, the boy is in the hospital, and his family is considering pressing criminal charges.
* [[Retired Badass]]: Tom / Joey - maybe, or maybe not.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Given the disturbing and unsettling nature of this movie you wouldn't expect a pun. Given that it happens in a taut and emotionally tense scene it's entirely possible to miss it or believe it's unintentional (though that's unlikely, given the character's surname in the graphic novel was [[Mc Kenna]]McKenna). Nonetheless, it's there:
{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Edie:''' How did you choose the name "Stall"?}}
{{spoiler|'''Tom:''' It was available}} }}