I was not bored and did not want to walk out in the middle of the film, but I guess this is faint praise. I thought the murders were a bit more gruesome than they needed to be, but perhaps that was necessary because the plot was the weakest thing in this film.
The story moves along fairly quickly--there is no time to get bogged down in a subplot. The quick pace does not allow time for thinking about whether the various plot developments actually make sense, and whether there are just too many coincidences for the plot to be credible.
And the film just sort of ends. The villain does not make surprise encores at the end, nor do the survivors get together for a post-mortem. TG.
The performances were excellent. Diane Lane had the right blend of toughness and vulnerability. Billy Burke did the most he could with an rather underwritten character. Mary Beth Hurt was fine (and wasted) in what was just a bit part.
This film will disappear from theatrical release soon (if not already), and then enter the home video/DVD market. It's not that horrible--just don't expect The Silence of The Lambs.
The story moves along fairly quickly--there is no time to get bogged down in a subplot. The quick pace does not allow time for thinking about whether the various plot developments actually make sense, and whether there are just too many coincidences for the plot to be credible.
And the film just sort of ends. The villain does not make surprise encores at the end, nor do the survivors get together for a post-mortem. TG.
The performances were excellent. Diane Lane had the right blend of toughness and vulnerability. Billy Burke did the most he could with an rather underwritten character. Mary Beth Hurt was fine (and wasted) in what was just a bit part.
This film will disappear from theatrical release soon (if not already), and then enter the home video/DVD market. It's not that horrible--just don't expect The Silence of The Lambs.