base on a myriad of very positive comment here and as well a my experience watch the director previous film _the ugly_ and enjoy it and i rent _heaven_ . what an awful film . don not believe the hype . there a very good reason this bypass theater and go straight to video . it an ugly and mean spirited and depressing film and with character that it be hard to understand and like . the acting be good it amaze to see richard schiff and so likeable on _the west wing_ and playing such a sleaze . martin donovan be good and a be joanna go and patrick malahide . too bad the story doesn not have more go for it . and what with the son of donovan or go character . both of them have obvious american accent and but the kid talk like he just get off the plane from australia or new zealand ( the latter and i guess ) . other than chop thing up and present them out of order and so that what we think be go to happen isn not necessarily what do happen and this film really have very little go for it . _memento_ it be not . here hop that scott reynold next film and _when stranger appear_ be an improvement .