A slow moving, riveting mystery/thriller

Rating: 9/10 (4 April 2006)

Most movies are like taking the highway from point A to Point B. OK...sometimes you do get off the beaten path and take an exit you didn't expect, But it's still point A to point B.
This movie, however, takes all the back roads, some of them unpaved and very bumpy, some of them narrow and curvy, and some of them downright scary! I am not going to give away ANYTHING in this movie, because I believe it would be a disservice to anyone who hasn't seen the movie before. I will only say that it's one of the best whodunits I have ever seen! Kevin Spacey is spectacular with his understated performance. He and the rest of the cast work magic with this wonderful script.
The cinematography, while not being sweeping vistas, move the story along nicely, and the score is foreboding, without obviously leading you.
The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because I figured a key point out before it was revealed.
What that key point is, I'm not going to say!