Stylish but-

Rating: 5/10 (29 June 2005)

Reading what others have said about this movie. I have to say, I thought most comments were spot on. What we have here, is the victory of style over content. Sometimes when a film is supposedly about a real person, I think it best to forget that, or at least try to enjoy the film for it's own sake. Some things are taken for granted. No-one knows who killed the girls, so how do we know the same person killed them all? The thing that comes across most strongly when reading about the murders, is the incompetence of the police. Was a huge 'cover up' in operation? Again, no-one knows. For me, the film would have benefited from better editing, more character development,and less of them. I would still like to see more from the Hughes, at least the film was a brave attempt at something different.