Frailty

You do believe in demons, dont you?

A review by Mike Shea Movie Rating: ( * * * · · ) DVD Rating: ( * * * * · )

God knows I have no love of James Fargo movie. Obscure references aside, Bill Paxton has to work his way out of a deep hole of bad acting, but Frailty is a big step. Not only did he act quite well in it, he directed it.

Frailty is a movie that morphs and changes as it progresses. We think it�s a movie like Silence of the Lambs, but it isn�t. We think we know who the characters are, but we don�t. As the story unfolds, it twists and turns back on itself in a morbid dance around a shining axe, a steel pipe and a pair of workman�s gloves.

The acting in Frailty is very good. Ironically enough, Jeremy Sumpter carry the picture quite a bit, never making too much of the roles and never calling too much attention away the story.

The DVD is an average release. It has a 16x9 enhanced 2.35 to 1 picture that does a good job representing the picture. There is a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack that never tries to make itself known, a good thing, but never makes itself appear too short either. There is a directors commentary with..egads, Bill Paxton, along with a producers commentary (�we gave money to this movie!�) and some other featurettes. The DVD is a good representation of a good film.

Frailty isn�t Seven. It is a good film but perhaps a little too twisty or turny to be too serious. The movie is made better by the creepy story and the acting of Bill Paxton. I never thought I would write a sentence like that but fact is fact. We humans are nothing if not flexible. Frailty is worth a rental, but not a keeper.