let me start out by say i will try not to put too many spoiler in this . normally i enjoy robin williams movie and however this gem be not one of them . it be bill a a suspenseful thriller . the night listener be anything but . to be blunt there be 6 people in the theater open day and 2 walk out and for good reason . the movie be in my opinion poorly write and direct . the acting be alright but again there wasn not anything to work with . the movie be about a storyteller who read a good book by a die kid . however insert spooky here no one can verify the kid existence . so williams go to wisconsin to try and find the author and however all he get be a headache and excuse from the boy caretaker . there thats it and thats all . you wait for about an hour and a half and movie end . it have a many thrill and chill a a dentist office visit . the homosexual undertone and or overtone have really nothing to do with the story and and the movie have a little profanity but it seem to be throw in there for absolutely no reason and make little sense . in conclusion i really can not write a decent review on this film because there be nothing to it and it be as captivate a watch paint dry . i give it a 2 because the acting for what it be worth be alright and it wasn not direct by uwe boll .