excellent thriller WARNING!!!!!!! SPOILERS!!!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (16 September 2004)

excellent thriller that is very well made and has a nice creepy atmosphere throughout the film plus i was into this big time until the silly finale (in my opinion) kinda ruined it for me (i said kinda) i didn't see the need for that twist i was happy the way it was going myself. a cool engaging thriller until it brings on the silliness. I did however somewhat like the ending as it was kinda cool but also disappointing in a way. i liked all the characters well except for Clea Duvall's who's constant crying aggravated me. But other then that no beef at all with any of them i liked them all. the acting is AWESOME!!!! John Cusack is amazing here giving a wonderful performance and people say that his performance is weak watch this film again i thought he did a great job he was on the ball credible and very likable!. Ray Liotta is terrific here and was great i LOVED him even though his character was loud obnoxious and unlikable. but he always plays that role so it didn't bother me.Amanda Peet does WONDERFUL here as a you know what and was HOT!!!! to boot! she was likable and her character was full of emotion and i felt for her. Clea Duvall on the other hand i did not like she was to whiny and her constant crying irritated me. Rebecca Demornay does okay here but her character is annoying. the rest of the cast do very well especially Larry as the motel manager. overall a great thriller that would have been awesome if not for the silly second (in my opinion) half. **** out of 5