the plot twist for me was at the beginning

Rating: 9/10 (27 August 2006)

I rented this movie thinking it was a cheap horror/thriller flick because my partner loves that kind of tripe. So for me the plot twist was a very pleasant one at the beginning when i became engrossed in the film and realized it was a beautifully crafted drama/suspense. It isn't horror at all and thriller doesn't work, suspense is better for a choice of categories. I found a lot of similarities between this story and Little Red Riding Hood. My partner was dreadfully bored and disappointed. I was enthralled and loved it. Like so many other good movies it was badly marketed (like the Iron Giant). Marketing people in Hollywood need to go back to flipping burgers. I suspect they would be better at it. There was one goof mentioned that has me puzzled. The goof on this site mentions a point where an elder is wearing a more modern suit when they are meeting behind a barn. When I first saw him in that scene I thought so too. Later there was a close up of him and while the tie is modern, the rest of his clothes aren't. I think its more likely that its an intentional foreshadowing element. Or maybe its just a tie.