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Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

nrowe99 Just watched this again recently. It's a very good thriller with a very interesting ending. I love when all the pieces fit together perfectly at the end. Not an A+ movie, but definitely a B+ and absolutely worth watching.

axapvov The good: Surprisingly good storytelling. At first I thought this would be yet another by-product of 90´s thriller epidemic but it is engaging against all odds, a page-turner indeed. It takes its time and, slowly but firmly, events unfold without noticing the time. It´s low-key and creepier than I expected and the father-son conflict is brilliant. Very good casting. Bill Paxton (the dad) is very convincing. The boy is excellent too, even the FBI agent was a great choice. The bad: The twist and ending turns what could have been a terrific creepy crime drama into a generic tv movie. Matthew McCounaughey is one of the few actors who can pull off an interesting voice over, but it still is a cheap voice over. Everything about "touching demons" just stinks. The ugly: No matter how well done the first hour is, it probably deserves being overlooked.

riadrijvi A father with an imaginary vision who wants to transmit it to his two sons.The vision which is too deadly for both body and mind for the sons.what is more tragic is this vision leads to a series of murder and the involvement of children's. Matthew McConaughey has played the suspense making role throughout the movie.The fight against the wrong even if you are a weakest creature could be a message from that movie.The acting is so real and everybody has done way better than just good including the kids.Things goes much more complicated when one sees the brothers are quite identical to each other from each one's view.This movie may not serve your expectation rather it may put you in a position where you can be much frustrated and somehow disturbed by the twist.Nevertheless,this movie has almost every element which a proper thrilling and mysterious movie might have.But the execution of these elements may not be quite right at the end which was frustrating for me.The surrounding and environment of the movie is superb which will keep you always in attention.The suspense was literally built up quite nicely and will stir up your mind strongly.According to myself ,this movie is worth watching if you are a mystery and thriller movie lover.

DVR_Brale How would you respond to a person claiming that an angel had revealed to them a secret mission to fight forces of evil? Can you imagine a child confronting such an adult? What if that adult is child's father? These scary questions are exactly what furnishes Frailty's context.Frailty can be described as a noir mystery thriller. The atmosphere itself is extremely gloomy, never pointing to a happy ending. It can be compared to darkness and bleakness in The Machinist. The whole milieu made me feel very uncomfortable, more than most of the horror movies could. If you want to experience similar tension see It Follows (2014).So, one day a man (McConaughey) walks into detective's office apparently knowing who the God's Hand killer is. It's very dark, it's raining and there's nobody there except this exhausted man and steady, calm detective. This man starts to tell detective a story about his father (Bill Paxton) who was once approached by an angel and given a secret mission. From that point on nothing was the same again.As he continues to tell his story we delve more and more into a dark world which is created by psychological states and religious convictions each member of the family has. Tension is thus brilliantly furnished by focusing on family relationship which is by definition somewhat separated from the rest of the world existing as a private entity. All three members of the family are on different levels be it maturity, physical strength, religious convictions or intellect. Now add to it a seemingly supernatural element which influences different members differently and plays with their psyche and you have a formidable movie without using explicit techniques horror movies usually use.Everything that happens points out and prepares us for the twist. Since Frailty's main premise is religious, the twist establishes a framework for a debate on the topic of religious fanaticism; what makes a religious fanatic? Why does one become religious fanatic? Only due to family influences or due to psychological delusion? But what if Christian doctrine of angelology and demonology is true? What if angels and demons do exist and can communicate with us and even take human form? Would that possibility somehow justify at least some actions?Mentioning anything more would rip you off from the experience. Wait for a rainy night and watch it by yourself. Don't forget to buy some snacks - they'll save your fingernails.