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 … mehrMcConaughey) 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. weniger
Das Regiedebüt von Bill Paxton besticht durch intensives Schauspiel, eine packende Atmosphäre und weniger durch die brutalen Taten, die geschildert werden. Denn so richtig gruselig oder brutal wird's nicht. Allerdings hat der Film eine Grundstimmung, die einem ein paar Mal Gänsehaut verspricht. Die Geschichte spielt meist in der Vergangenheit. Man lernt die Familie kennen und nimmt an ihrem ... weiterlesen