Review of Joshua (2002) by Justin J — 31 Jan 2008

Joshua was plagued with bias left and right from the get go of the release of its trailer. Now that it is on DVD, the crowd gets to separate into people who really get the films intention and the people who just aren't interested in intelligent throwback thrillers.

A fantastic cast turns out excellent work in a portrayal of such family dismay. Sam Rockwell does a great job playing a little know Father who shifts his focus so often that it is unclear what his focus is. Vera Farmiga's transformation into absolute devostation half way into the film is noteworthy as is Jakob Kogan's entire portrayal of the boy Joshua. All in all this film deserves to go down as a cult favorite in years to come over current horror/suspense and remakes.