Review of Frailty (2002) by Adamjneve — 27 Feb 2016
FRAILTY is a deeply unsettling film that gets progressively stranger and darker as the minutes tick by. Somewhat reminiscent of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the film deals extensively with themes of good vs.
evil, faith vs. madness, and whether or not a person can do horrible things for good reasons. Bill Paxton excels not only in his directorial debut, but as the somehow-not-the-villain-despite-being-a-serial-killer father, and Matthew McConaughey is creepy as hell as one of Paxton's grown sons.
Intense, chilling, and with a doozy of a twist, this is the kind of thriller that doesn't get made that often. A thoroughly enjoyable trip down a nightmarish rabbit hole.
This review of Frailty (2002) was written by Adamjneve on 27 Feb 2016.
Frailty has generally received positive reviews.
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