vera farmiga ( play fiona ) and nick stahl ( bring isaac to life ) get two endlessly interesting character throw their way by first timer carlos brook and and they know what to do with the material . fiona part the most flesh out and she hand in the great performance i have see in quite some time while i have to scrape some long term memory together to conclude i can not remember see an equally great performance in at least half a year and that one be jason patric in your friend and neighbor . quid pro quo deal with a difficult subject and namely paralysis represent stahl semi paralyze and confine to a wheelchair since involve in a brutal car accident at age 8 and during which he lose both his parent . he a radio journalist whose work one day bring him in contact with fiona and she charm and endear and very sexy but she make some unexpected revelation about herself represent she feel she a paralyzed person confine to an able body . we follow nick a he further descend into the subculture and brook pass u some insight about paralysis along the way . i couldn not help reminisce about spider and other cronenbergs when viewing and qpq style not totally unlike the fore mention but if some reading at the moment fear boredom ( i would never dare to call cronenberg boring but i can understand why some might would be incline to ) and i can assure you qpq make for a very accessible film . you know how every great song seem to be over far too soon and how every time you eat a great meal the plate seem to be small than it use to be and well a interesting and entertaining a quid pro quo be and it could have use a cherry on top of the icing . carlos script do bravely take the road less traveled and i must admit to myself maybe a thriller deal with the subject would have please me more . qpq a very pleasing ( albeit not that deep ) character drama and but i saw a brilliant thriller lurk inch underneath the surface . however and for a drama and qpq surprisingly light on it foot represent no vast array of manipulative long shot of isaac suffer from his condition and no indoctrination to the writer vision . instead we get magic shoe and comedic bantering between isaac and his doorman and a realistic end . all of these element and make the film very easy to watch yet it doesn not leave you feeling indifferent . if you have a brain and a heart you will enjoy this very fine debut by carlos brook and i would advise anyone with a passion for cinema to keep an eye on him .