Decent acting, terrible film

Rating: 3/10 (25 October 2003)

I can't believe that I wasted over two hours watching this terrible film. Penn, Bacon, and Robins do decent acting jobs in exploring their characters, but it's all for naught in a meandering plot that really goes nowhere. The previews make it clear that Penn's daughter is murdered, but after that, nothing happens plot wise. The identity of the killer was easy to figure and getting to that point isn't even enjoyable. Nearly every scene was dragged out way to long and half way through the film I didn't care about any of the characters, which is bad considering the film is essentially a character study. The ending is atrocious, not to mention highly unrealistic and predictable. The last fifteen minutes felt like another hour as the final scenes go on, and on, and on, and on, and on, you get the point. The subplot with Kevin Bacon's character could, and should, have been completely left out as it has rare appearances and absolutely no bearing on the main plot. If you're looking for a movie, don't go see this. It will bore you, and perhaps p*** you off for wasting your time and money.