The suspense as to whether or not the vengeful father from the DUI incident is really out in the woods or if Adam Beach's character, Ted, is really crazy keeps the audience engaged and looking for clues. I have to admit, I had to watch the ending twice as I didn't really understand it the first time. The sheriff finds out from the former prostitute that Ted hired her to go for walks etc (to find out if he was really being watched and the prostitute was in danger). It's implied that she told the sheriff that she got scared when Ted showed her the room and cage under the floor which is why the sheriff sent the other cop and tries to warn the wife. His wife was scared after seeing the room too, but realized that her husband did build it for the prostitute's own protection after the cop let the wife know that the other prostitutes are still alive (because they can tell the cops where his cabin is located). The wife then goes back for her husband and someone shoots a wolf before it attacks her. So someone really is in the woods (the flashlight the husband saw from the car was not a hallucination), but that person protects her rather than harms her. The husband and wife return home and she sees a boat. It's her former lover keeping an eye on her to make sure she is safe. That's why there was no one on the camera for a whole year, the vengeful DUI victim really did commit suicide and it was the lover who had followed the wife to the woods to make sure she was safe from her unstable husband. There was a lot of chemistry and love shown between the characters of Ted and his wife, which makes it believable that she wants her husband to return home and complete their family (although she had to give up the lover she had while he was in prison).
Review of Exile
