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* [[Enfant Terrible]]: Again Henry.

* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Brutally averted. Even this trope was averted with Henry Evans. Maybe this is a possible reason, why the movie was so hated...

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Much of the reason why Henry seeks to eliminate Mark, is because he doesn't understand why Mark isn't just like him. Both have experienced death in their own way. His talk with Mark on the matter says it all.

{{quote|'''Mark:''' Do you know what you did?

'''Henry:''' Hey, come on. We did it together.

'''Mark:''' You could have killed people.

'''Henry:''' With your help.

'''Mark:''' Hey, I didn't know you were going to do that.

'''Henry:''' I feel sorry for you, Mark. You just don't know how to have fun.

'''Mark:''' What?

'''Henry:''' It's because you're scared all the time. I know. I used to be scared too. But that was before I found out.

'''Mark:''' Found out what?

'''Henry:''' That once you realize that you can do anything, you're free. You could fly. Nobody can touch you. Nobody. Mark... don't be afraid to fly.

'''Mark:''' You're sick.

'''Henry:''' Hey, I promised you something amazing, something you'll never forget. Where's the gratitude?}}

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Henry.

* [[Gilligan Cut]]: A pretty depressing example occurs at the beginning, when Mark is sitting by the bed of his terminally ill mother, repeating desperately that she won't die because he won't let her. Then it cuts to her funeral.

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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]: ''Many'' critics decried the casting of Macaulay Culkin in the role thanks to his kid-friendly ''[[Home Alone]]'' series, many children hero-worshiped him and marketing research indicated extreme interest by children in the film [[Contractual Purity|entirely because of Culkin's presence]]. If the number of anecdotes by people mentioning this film gave them nightmares indicates, they probably saw it anyway in spite of the R-rating.

** People ''don't like it'' when you weaponize the break from [[Contractual Purity]].