Snakes in my brain

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2014)

153 mins. Why?
The opening sequence is joyful. I got a laugh when black dad couldn't play the trumpet, and the kids were happy. Then the disturbing disappearance.
It's intense, it's elaborate. But it's just an extended episode of a cop show - and there's loads of unrealistic scenes where the cop investigates on his own. That's denial of pension rights there.
One great thing is the performance of aunt Holly, but the director cut it short. What about a chase scene where a lithe granny outshoots a dull detective? Never seen that before.
And one great irony was the torture of the child-man by the desperate parents - how could they ignore this in the end of the story? Nuts.
I've read great stuff about this director, but it felt ordinary (except for the snake thing - like the spider in Enemy?).