Keeps your attention

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 2004)

This would be a good movie to watch on Halloween night. The dialog wasn't great, but the quality actors overcome that weakness. One criticism is that Amanda Peet's character did not look trashy enough for her role as a hooker. I see many girls today dress trashier than Amanda's character and they're not hookers! John Cusack did an okay job acting, but it was not one of his better parts. My biggest criticism is the ending flashback of the killer commiting various murders -- I found it had a certain silliness which was certainly not the intended effect. The film has a certain low budget feel, but it's not a terrible thing. However, despite some flaws, I still recommend this film for its originality, suspense and clever plot twists.