The War Boys

I watched a movie yesterday that was, frankly, much better than I was expecting.  It was called The War Boys and starred Brian J. Smith (from Stargate Universe and Gossip Girl) and Peter Gallagher (The O.C.).  Reviews I had read said that it was an awful movie with bad acting, a bad story, etc.  It was definitely a low budget indie film, but was actually pretty good up until the end.  I will get to that in a minute.

The movie is about three friends (David, George, and Greg) who have been friends for a long time.  They call themselves "the war boys" and they live in a town by the Texas/Mexico border.  They often spend nights by the border chasing illegals back into Mexico.  David is back home from Duke University after he was suspended for stripping in class and then staying naked for several classes.  George and Greg both live in the town and work at menial jobs.  David's father owns a shipping company and feels that George and Greg are not good enough for his son, who he wants to get out of the town to make himself better.  David, however, does not want to leave the town and he and his dad have a fight.  His dad lets it slip that he smuggles TVs into Texas and David decides to steal a truck along with his friends.  So, when the driver gets out of the truck, they sneak in a drive away with it.  They leave the truck in the desert while they look for how to move the TVs.  David's father is upset about the loss and thugs come around looking for whoever took the truck.  The boys realize that something is up and decided to get rid of a few of the TVs and then give back the rest.  They, along with Greg's lover; Marta; (does having sex one time make you someone's lover?), open the truck and discover several dead bodies.  Turns out David's dad was smuggling people as well.  Marta goes to David's dad and tells him what happens while the boys are by the truck freaking out.  David's dad comes and so does the border patrol.  David gets a gun and aims it at his dad and is shot.  Greg picks up the gun and aims it only to have George's younger adopted sister, persuade him to put it down.  The movie ends with David shot and lying in George's arms while George is screaming for help.

While all this is happening, there are two romantice subplots.  One is with Greg and Marta and the other is David and George.  Greg has wanted Marta for some time, asks her out, and after a couple of false starts loses his virginity to her.  David and George; after several homoerotic scenes; end up admitting that they love each other (hence George screaming for help at the end of the movie).  Somewhat surprisingly, David's dad is fine with David being gay, he just doesn't think that George is good enough for him.

My problem with the end of the movie is that it doesn't resolve anything.  I don't mind unresolved plots per se (I love Inception), but I think that the unresolved/ambiguous ending should be used sparingly and only in certain circumstances.  I am not looking for a Hollywood happy ending, just some resolution.  Did David survive?  Were the boys arrested?  Was David's dad arrested?  Do David and George stay together?  Do Greg and Marta stay together?  Does the maid burn down David's house (her nephews were in the truck)?  The movie was only 92 minutes.  If they had added an extra 10-15 minutes, they could have answered these questions.  Or even a 2-3 minute montage at the end would have been nice.

Thoughts?