An illogical mishmash.

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 2003)

I was greatly disappointed in the film. It was impressively shot and showed interesting characters, particularly Cusack and Peet, and Liotta was very funny in his over the top portrayal, but ultimately the ending was so confusing as to bring no clarity to what was trying to be described. The supposed killer could not have done some of the murders depicted. I won't go further into that since it may be disappointing to potential viewers to find out. Understanding that the killer couldn't have done the murders the film takes on the image of a fantasy. I could accept it as a Stephen King type fantasy, but as not much more than that. One minor note which properly goes in your mistakes area is that the supposedly Florida orange grove that Peet goes to has hills in the background which are higher than anything remotely suggesting a hill in Florida. This scene was obviously shot in Southern California. In away the film suggests "Mulholland Drive" in the complexity of the murders, but is nowhere as interesting or as thought provoking. One of the few times I have been missled by a review in the LA Times.