Initially, Lou seems to sacrifice her own life in the pursuit of killing her son. But Lou's ending scene reveals that she is alive and still watching over Hannah and Vee. She secretly keeps an eye on them because she is now a fugitive, with the CIA trying to track her down.
The woman appears to have brown hair (not grey like Lou did previously). However, the copper bracelet and binoculars appear to suggest that Lou is still alive and is still watching over Hannah and Vee.
The biggest twist in Lou's ending is that Philip is actually Lou's son. Lou was aware throughout the entire hunt for Vee that she had been abducted by her own son whom she knew was Hannah's ex-husband, but this was not revealed until the film's ending.
Or did Philip's body protect her from the bullets? Nothing is confirmed, but the film certainly seems to suggest that Lou could be alive. Still, Hannah and Vee are (presumably) safe going forward, which is at least some sort of a happy ending after all. Lou is streaming on Netflix now.
After a standoff, it is revealed Philip is actually Lou's son, who tracked them down after she turned him in and hid them for protection. It is also revealed that Lou abandoned him as a child to avoid blowing her undercover mission in Iran.
Lou sends Hannah to radio for help, while she goes to confront Philip and rescue Vee. After a standoff, it is revealed Philip is actually Lou's son, who tracked them down after she turned him in and hid them for protection.
Directed by Ann Foerster from a screenplay co-written by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, “Lou” stars Janney as a reclusive landowner in a small Pacific Northwest coastal community in the late 1980s.
Does Jax survive the action movie? Read on for SPOILERS about the welfare of the animals in the movie. Fortunately, Jax is just fine and comes to no harm. At the end of the film, Lou leaves the dog with Hannah and Vee, who also make it through.
Ridley Asha Bateman as Vee - Playing Vee, the kidnapped daughter of Jurnee Smollett's Hannah, Ridley Asha Bateman costars in Lou with just the third project on her resume.
Although Sheriff Rankin (played by Matt Craven from the cast of Stumptown) is a secondary character in Lou's storyline, he plays a key role in highlighting Lou's catharsis throughout the movie. Rankin first appears in the film when he recommends a copper bracelet to Lou to help her ease her arthritis pain.
Though many UCA members in the final scenes wore a Quipu pin, the Quipu that Lou is holding in her hands has chains, an indication that Amelie brought Lou back to life (as Amelie was wearing a Quipu as a necklace).
Although set on Orcas Island (the largest of Washington State's San Juan islands), the movie was actually filmed in and around Ucluelet, on the south coast of Vancouver Island (Canada).
Lou ended with all the dirt out in the open and Hannah and Vee departing via ferry to start a new life in Seattle with the money Lou left them. Lou always wanted that for her family, ergo why she plotted and got them out to the island -- so she could watch over them until she was sure Phil was dead.
Parents need to know that Lou is a graphically violent and suspenseful thriller about two women attempting to rescue a child who has been kidnapped by her deranged father.
It isn't. Not even a little bit! The screenplay is based on a story by Maggie Cohn and was written by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley. This is the first feature film screenplay from Maggie Cohn, who previously wrote on The Staircase, Narcos: México, and American Crime Story.
In fact, she's a former CIA agent with a familial connection to the pair. Hannah's abusive ex-husband Philip (Logan Marshall-Green) is Lou's son, and she rented her property to the fleeing Hannah. It's a twisted capstone on Hannah and Lou's odd-couple chemistry.
The film is about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
The action thriller follows the story of a suspicious character, Lou, who sets out to help her neighbor Hannah when her daughter, Vee, is kidnapped by her father. Vee was kidnapped by her father, Philip, on a stormy night.
The story drags a little in the middle and the script is riddled with genre cliches, but Janney elevates some pretty weak material and the finale is well worth the wait. Overall, LOU is nothing original or to go out of your way to watch, but it's a decent little action flick.
