Bill Paxton’s directorial debut in this psychological thriller was way better than I had expected. Like Stir of Echoes, this was something I thought would just be an average thriller, but ended up being way more creepier and more suspenseful than I realized. The story is told in flashback by the adult son of Paxton (played by Matthew McConaughey), telling a detective about his father, a deeply religious widower who became convinced that demons were among people under human guise, and, thinking he’s carrying out God’s work, becoming a serial killer of innocent people and bringing his two young sons into it. It’s really unnerving to see how much the father convinces himself that he’s saving the world while creating a serial killer pattern, and how much his religious zealousness affects his sons, one who blindly supports the cause and one who is horrified but cannot stop him.
I loved how the film was way more about the horror of family abuse than any actual monsters, and how helpless children can feel when their parents are demanding them to follow their authority and not question them at all. It’s a really chilling film that shook me up inside, and was a fantastic find to come across.
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