Laid-out like a cheesy made for TV film, this ridiculous, sometimes laughable "suspense" movie is a 91 minute bore-a-thon that features inept small-town folks, a corrupt cop with a taser stick thing, and some ugly handmade sweaters. Robin Williams plays a homosensual writer who becomes fascinated with a young boy's story of childhood sex abuse. His guardian is a whacked-out blind lady played by Toni Collette. While talking with the two only over the phone, he begins to ask himself some questions. Is he getting the whole story? Is this a fraud? Are there really two people? Did people actually think this was going to be a good movie after watching the dailies? Okay, that was one of my questions. With loose ends hanging in the cosmos of boredom, the last frame fades with one of the stupidest, cheapest endings to date. It wasn't really even an ending. It was more like the crew ran out of film and had to make do with what they had. But the absolute worst part of the film was one of the early scenes showing in graphic detail the perverse child molestation of the young boy, almost exploiting an unthinkable evil into a cheap thrill. Stupid, disgusting, and a waste of time. (*out of ****)
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Give this one another chance. It's rather fearless in its execution. It suffered from poor marketing, so too many people expected a horror film or at least a thriller. Really, it's neither - just a character study and a slice of real life. This has genuinely creepy moments, but they stem from the dark side of realistic characters. Those who yearn for a big horror payoff are always disappointed.
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