...whores don't get second chances...

Rating: 7/10 (3 March 2014)

...i've watched this film multiple times over the years and it never gets boring, there is always something new that i have not noticed before. first off, i would like to say that James Mangold is one of the best directors around who probably no one has heard of. you don't have to give him a big budget for him to make a good movie. he did " 3:10 to Yuma " on something like 20 million dollars and most of the money went to the 2 huge leads ( Christian bale and Russell crowe ), and that movie looked like a 60 million dollar picture...which still isn't a big budget.
this movie in my opinion has so many good things going for it and i would give it a little higher then an 8 except Amanda peete's acting was just a little bit weak compared to everybody else's. i personally am a big fan of her's though and she's gotten a lot better over the years, where i think she can carry a feature film by herself now.
the night scenes...the constant rain( less then 1 minute of the film had no rain or thunder and lighting ). i love that type of atmosphere and you can look high and dry and go blind before you find another movie with all rain and at night...trust me, i tried.
the photography was great, there was a lot of tension and suspense. there are plenty of twist and turns in this movie and one great one. great mystery slasher flick...you are not going to find many of this caliber, one of Mangold's best if not his best.
all in all you can't go wrong with this movie as a movie fan as it is so well done. i believe that if you do watch this movie and enjoyed it you will watch this movie many more times over the coming years. for some reason this movie just stays on my mind over the years. a great gem that i think not many people know about and to me a timeless classic " who done it ? "