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April 12, 2002
April 12, 2002
Lions Gate
R (Restricted)
Luke Askew, Brad Berryhill, Powers Boothe, Vincent Chase, Derk Cheetwood, Missy Crider, Alan Davidson, Edgar L. Davis, Cynthia Ettinger, Jim Flowers, Blake King, Levi Kreis, Matthew McConaughey, Gwen McGee, Matt O'Leary, Edmond Scott Ratliff, Greg Serano, Jeremy Sumpter, Rebecca Tilney
"I am not a Bill Paxton fan and I put off seeing this movie because of that, but I have to say he did an outstanding job in this movie. It was a well written movie and you wont regret watching it"
- BR7, gave it a 4/5
Steeped in gloomy atmosphere, Frailty locates its horror in the tyranny of religious fanaticism. Making an assured directorial debut, actor Bill Paxton costars as a Texas widower who believes God has recruited him to destroy demons in human form. Feeling divinely justified in committing a series of ax murders (discreetly unseen), he urges his two young sons to assist him in the killings--a living nightmare recalled in flashback by one of the now-adult sons (Matthew McConaughey) to the FBI agent (Powers Boothe) who's investigating the murders. But mystery is of secondary importance in Brent Hanley's cleverly twisting screenplay; Frailty suggests, with unsettling subtlety, that Paxton's mission may not be delusional, thus burdening his deadly wrath with spiritually disturbing significance. It's definitely not a feel-good film, but with celebrity endorsements by Stephen King and directors James Cameron and Sam Raimi (who both made films with Paxton), Frailty gets under the skin with insidious efficiency. --Jeff Shannon - Amazon.com
