Sick and deliciously twisted. Beautiful and almost poetic. Kevin Costner hasn’t been this good in a long time.

From the opening monologue by Costner to the first appearance shortly after by William Hurt, that took me right into the movie with gripping force. Nothing spectacular really, but they have a presence that commanded your attention. And as the story unfolds, Hurt’s acting became more and more fun to watch as he let the evil loose.

There’s a little bit of everything in this movie. Humour, action, gore, thriller, suspense. The humour came mostly from Dane Cook who I was surprised to see in this thriller.  But it wasn’t crazy humour, it was carefully controlled. And the action parts came mostly from Demi Moore who could still command screen presence.

There were a few more subplots than expected, and a couple of times it felt like the movie was going all over the place; but in the end everything tied up nicely together. And the ending did not disappoint.

Rating: 7 / 10

(all images from imdb.com)