i do not often give one star review and but the computer would not let me do negative number . the opening title tell u be in deep water already . although this be a low budget exploitation film and there be 17 producer credit . no . no . at the beginning of the story abusive husband kenneth come home to his family in an upscale gate community . the house be a pigsty . his wife and della ( kim basinger ) have let the child run amok all day . ok. be already in deep water . ms. basinger be 55 year old when the film come out . uh and be these her child or grandchild . it christmas eve . della drive to the mall and a lengthy scene that could have be cut . to bludgeon home the idea of eeeeeeevil male aggression rampant in the universe she drive past football player in full uniform playing in pour rain on christmas eve . sure . for a bonus she see a vehicle with a slaughtered deer tie to it . we get some actual suspense in the driving scene and though . it rain and traffic be bad . first we see della try to drive and smoke at the same time . then later della try to drive and talk on her cell phone at the same time and at one point turn completely around to check the cluttered back seat for the charger for the phone . she wander the mall and see an old friend from college and try to buy stuff but her credit card be decline gosh and maybe her husband be grumpy because he go break and but that too complicate for the script to follow . in the parking lot she run afoul of the most ludicrous gang in the history of film . one white boy ( lukas hass watch his career go down the toilet ) and one black and one asian and and one hispanic . imagine a company of up with people go to the bad and you will have the idea . although they have a gun she give them attitude . a mall cop come to investigate the ruckus and they shoot him in the head and fire more than once . the parking lot be crowd a can be and people everywhere and and nobody notice . della escape in her car and rather than choose a police station or well light safe area and she drive to a construction site and where she kill all four bad boys one at a time with simply the tool ( literally ) at hand . major spoiler ahead . she drive back home . the car poops out so she walk through the pouring rain . check on the child and go downstairs and and when her husband petulantly ask what she get him at the mall show him the gun and shoot him at point blank range . the experience with the four punk be suppose to result in personal empowerment for della . instead we know that her child will probably spend christmas in foster care or a group home and because the state will collect them while she answer to murder one charge . the four punk can be classify a justifiable homicide in self defense . the husband and different story . i be so glad i saw this on cable . if i would see it in a theater ( do it get any release . ) i would have be furious . a be and i be just sad see talent like ms. basinger and mr. haas waste themselves on garbage like this . one very good thing and though . this be write and direct by susan montford . ms. montford have not get another writing or direct credit since pass this turd . there be justice in the world .