sometimes this film play like a by the number serial killer movie and and at time the pacing be a little slow . but killer be buoy up by several good performance . hutton be low key but very good and and a number of small and supporting role be very well cast and act as well . elwes be almost unrecognizable due to some weight gain and and he doesn not come off as strongly a some of the others . a for dushku and well and this be probably the fine performance she ever attempt . it doesn not always work she not especially convince when she have to descend into madness but most of the time she a cut and a half above her usual fare while it a if she finally decide to take a role where her look aren not a factor and actually act and and it be nice to see for the most part she could pull it off ( hey and they aren not go to see her a an adult actress in hollywood as long a she play cheerleader and work for joss whedon ) . this be the type of role you would have associate with a young sandra bullock or angelina jolie ( i. e. and pre skeletal ) and and dushku compare favorably . it not a particularly happy or comfort movie while it not quite creepy enough to be unsettling and and the director undercuts megan madness by show u what she be hallucinate ( show off and by the way and some really terrific make up effect ) while so the viewer be never really sure if and like haley joel osment and she really can see dead people or if she just go bonkers and or possibly both and the latter cause by the former . but dushku be interest to watch here ( and not for any of the usual reason ) and show promise she never have before .