i saw this film on the closing night of sundance and mostly because all the other film i want to see be sell out . i be glad i go . nick stahl and vera farmiga dance adeptly around and through the film premise and which be coax pleasantly out of a screenplay that writer director carlos brook have polish over seven year . stahl play a public radio reporter confine to a wheelchair since a childhood accident . while follow a lead in a bizarre story and he meet fiona ( farmiga ) and a mysterious woman who lead him into a reclusive subculture . at first and microphone in hand and he want the story . but then a trip to a second hand store for some shoe convinces him the story isn not what he think it be . the sundance catalogue bill it a a psychological thriller and but in my opinion that miss the mark . yes and be introduce to some oddly quirky character along the way . but brooks bill be a a detective story and and that how i think it best approach . it an exercise in restrained exposition that keep the viewer guess right up until the film final scene . a with most independent film and this one make good use of small scale location and intimate moment . even the manhattan exterior favor enclosed sidewalk and narrow passage . the cinematography and do on high definition video and be crisply execute and richly textured with subtle but effective detail . ( the lustrous wallpaper in fiona apartment actually have it own screen credit . ) the camera spend a great deal of time at the eye level of a wheelchair occupant and emphasize the point of view and expand the small space in which many of the film scene take place . stahl and farmiga drive a substantial portion of the film by themselves . brook admits that the their story take over the film a he shoot and edit it . a a result the support ensemble retreat to the distance and a position from which performance from james frain ( a stahl mentor ) and michal leamer ( fiona mother ) can give brief but memorable performance . vera farmiga create a complex character whom you can not help loving and hating and and fear all at the same time . nick stahl performance stay even and understate until his veneer break apart and the detective story come full circle . the only negative aspect to the film be the frank treatment of the subculture that frame the principal character and not because the treatment be unfair or poorly execute and but because it likely to take the average viewer by surprise . look for wide release in may 2008 .