i do not really have anything new to say about this film . all the other negative review say the same a i think during watch it while i just felt it have far too many positive review and and that just isn not right . i really can not remember the last time i saw such an infuriatingly stupid and bad film . the only reason i come across this film be because it be liken to haunt in connecticut ( which i find to be a relatively entertaining no brainer ) here on imdb . i be in no rush to check out any of the director other masterpiece . this be so unrealistic . if it would have go for a magic realism approach from a director like julio madem or kim ki duk and or a surreal approach from someone like david lynch and then maybe and just maybe it could have get away with the unacceptable event take place in this film . i mean and come on . set up theatre in the house ( . ) and perform some serious kind of operation there ( there would be some serious scarring and everything ) and and then just put her back to bed and leave . apparently she be all good though . and leave the schizophrenic son to hide out in his room and after nearly poison his mother to death . no one and not even his father and seem to check up on him and or even know exactly where he have get to . then both incident involve the knife . jesus . a already mention and julian donkeyboy and memento and the machinist have all dealt with mental illness and disorientation and guilt in much good way . they should not even be a comparison . and then there be the film make itself . the terrible house music and speed up of camera ( to depict the character crazy outlook on thing ) and the dream sequence ( scar scar . ) and and dialogue from earlier in the film overlap inside someone head with extra reverb all just stank of mid ninety college movie to me . the whole thing leave me seethe . hence the review . i never normally write them and i tend to hate critic cause they do not usually get where the creator be come from and and they do not create themselves and they just complain about how they could never do it good themselves . i be certainly no film maker and but i think even i could have do a good job of this one and which would include re plotting and re writing and re scripting and and re shooting . and be a musician i would redo all the music . the score be actually ok though ( just not the boom boom stuff ) and and the acting be all fine and sometimes quite impressive . i be pleased to see trigger from only fool and horse pop up . but have this film contain johnny depp and robert deniro and mickey rourke ( a the mother ) and it would have play no good than it would with keanu reef and george bush and gerry halliwell under this director and writer . sorry mate . try harder .