i go into this movie perhaps a bit jade by the hack and slash film rampant on the screen these day . boy and be i surprise . this little treasure be pleasantly pace with a somber and dark atmosphere . more surprising yet be the very limited amount of blood actually show . a with most good movie and this one leave something to the imagination and and bill paxton do a superb job at direct . scene shoot inside the car a be well do and and after watch the anatomy of a scene episode at the end of the video tape and it be good to see that some of the subtle and yet wonderful thing i have notice be intentional and not just an oh and that look good and keep it type of direction . this be a moody movie and fill with grimness . still and for the dark subject and a considerable portion of it be film in daylight and even some of the more disturbing scene . the acting be exceptional ( okay and i have always be a fan of power booth ) and and never go over the top . au contraire and it be very subdued which work extremely well for this type of film . if there be any one area where this film lack and it be in the end and which seem just a bit too contrived and but still work on a simpler level without destroy the mood or the message of the movie . what be the message . it something that each individual decide for themself . overall and on the 1 10 scale and this movie score an 8 for those who like the southern gothic genre ( ie represent body heat or midnight in the garden of good and evil ) and and about a 5 for those who do not .