Frailty

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Summary: Awsome!
Review: Really creepy movie without the gore. Its got some surprises and alot of great acting especially by the kids.

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Summary: What the heck?
Review: Okay I agree that this was masterfully acted and written but the content was the most disturbing I've seen in a while. If you're looking for this okay, but the review I read made this seem like a Sixth Sense or Others type of movie and that it is not. I couldn't sleep. Call me a wimp but this movie's vision of God's avengers just doesn't jive with me and my understanding of God. The scariest thing is I could see somebody twisted out there really believing this. If you think you want to see this please do society a favor and pay attention to the R rating. Do not let your impressionable teens watch this. God forbid they get the idea God really wants these type of avengers. I work in the Mental Health field with teens and believe me they could totally turn something like this movie into a "holy crusade" for themselves. Anyway, think over your beliefs maybe even pray before watching.

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Summary: Poe & Hitchcock Surely Applaud Paxton From Their Graves!
Review: FRAILTY is an outstanding and distinctly unique horror film, and will surely eventually take its rightful place among the greatest of the literary greats! To(the genius)Mr. Bill Paxton and his expert cinematic crew, I'd like to say,"You 'done good' boys (and girls)!!!" Don't stop now, though, and keep up your great work...Thus says the often perceptive and sometimes demented Randy Starr,anyway.

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Summary: Kinda Good, bu kinda stupid, 3.5 Stars
Review: Frailty, I will admit is better than most of the modern horror films out there, but at the same time it's kind of poorly acted and lacks a little common sense. The ending is predictable, and the music is bad. Frailty is about a guy who murders people with an axe because he thinks they are demons. It's not gory (sorry gore fans), and Bill's preformance is somewhat laughable. No offense though, I've seen WAY worse!(ala Scream and Jack-O) Anyway if you are thinking about seeing it, than go right ahead, but don't expect to much, because this movie doesn't deliver.

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Summary: Finally, A Chilling New Horror Flick!
Review: I recommend this movie to anyone who is tired of all the "Scary Movie" sequels, and various horror movies starring a WB cast. This movie was scary without being gory. The premise of it, murders in the name of God, really raise a lot of questions at the end of the movie. Just don't try to analyze it too much, just enjoy it. And if you have a problem with movies that deal with religious aspects, then please don't watch it. You probably won't enjoy it. I thought the whole religion thing gave the film the dimension it needed, and increased the scariness. Take it in it's context. One reviewer believes that this film tries to give an excuse to the murders, but that is only one way of looking at it. There are so many ways to interpret the movie. My advice: just relax. It is only a movie, but it's a really good one!

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Summary: Oh...this one is gonna age well...
Review: One of those word-of-mouth mini-masterpieces. People are gonna look back on this one for a LOOOOOONG time and simply marvel.
It's so good from so many different angles, you can't list them. Screenplay, acting, direction...cinematography (the great Bill Butler...)...all top-notch.
Suffice to say, if you like classic horror and suspense movies, you need to see this. If you like to be unnerved, see this ASAP.
You'll watch it at least twice too.
One last note: the last twenty minutes had me reeling. I doubt if there has been a more unsettling, disturbing ending all year. Bravo Mr Paxton!

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Summary: Chilling
Review: Imagine you're an average man. You have an average job and an average family, an ordinary life. But one night, perhaps a little early to bed, you have a vision from God. This vision informs you that demons are walking the earth, and you and your two young sons are God's appointed demon slayers in these last days. Not long after that, an angel with a flaming sword appears to you at work, and gives you a list of demons to slay. The problem is that these demons inhabit the bodies of other ordinary human beings. They look like people, not demons. But you're not deterred from your mission for an instant. Because you're doing God's work, and God must be obeyed.

This is the plot of Frailty, starring Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton. The chilling part is that this sort of thing happens in real life; perhaps it's happening right now as you read this review-somewhere, someone believes they are driven by God to slay demons, demons that look like you and me, but the slayer can see that we're demons. By the end of this movie, you will re-evaluate the plausibility of the story's premise, but trust me, father and son alike are as crazy as banshees. Nowhere in God's Holy Bible does it say anything about human beings going forth to slay demons in the name of God. But no matter. Most serial killers don't care about that small detail anyway.

I was left wondering how someone with such a normal and quiet life could suddenly become gripped by homicidal delusions, and be so assured in his mission that he'd subject his children to the most gruesome abuse. Sadly, Frailty is a kind of American gothic, where "serial killer" is a household word and almost everyone lives in a town that has been turned into a media circus during a manhunt, a trial, or both. It's the realism of Frailty that makes it so scary. This isn't a splatter movie, but you know what happens. The story is told effectively with a minimum of graphic violence. You see it in your mind's eye, and that is enough.

Thought-provoking, stick-to-your-ribs scariness. Don't see this movie if you are prone to nightmares or obsessing on the horrific.

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Summary: Mind-blowing!
Review: This movie is crazy. During Frailty, you'll wonder who is right and who is wrong. You'll wonder what is real and what is not. And that's why Frailty is great.
No, this isn't some sissy Halloween or Scream [movie]; this is a gung-ho, hell, fire, and brimstone jubilee. Frailty is about people killing through the divine influence of God. Yeah, that's pretty screwed up. Would God really have people here on earth do his dirty work? No way, the people in this movie must be insane. They're just imagining things. At least that's what Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) thinks. Unfortunately, his father (Bill Paxton) disagrees.
I suppose it'd be pretty rough to see your dad hack somebody to death with an axe, especially as a child. If my dad was that serious about something, rest assured that I'd believe him. Fortunately, Frailty shows scenes like these discretely, politely, and tastefully. The movie isn't as appalling as it sounds. I mean, it sure isn't family fun, but it's such a great movie.
It just hit a note on me. I was chilled down to the bone. I remember walking out of the theater with my mouth open. I looked over to my friend and said, "That was insane."
You have to see Frailty.

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Summary: IT WILL TWIST YOUR MIND!!!
Review: How do I begin this? It was not the movie I thought it was. I won't ruin it for those that haven't seen it, but it will twist your mind a thousand ways. After the first time I saw it, I just sat there. I didn't know what to make of it.

Most know the plot of the movie. Bill Paxton plays "Dad" (we never know his name). He wakes his two sons up telling them that God told him to kill all the "demons". "Dad" rationalizes it saying that killing people is wrong, but since he's killing demons, it isn't wrong. "Adam", the youngest son believes his father, while "Fenton", the oldest son is hestiant about the whole thing and thinks his father has lost it.

Matthew McConaughey tells this FBI agent played by Powers Boothe that his brother, Adam, is the God's Hand killer. The story is told in flashbacks by Fenton (McConaughey).

The twist is that you start to think that maybe, just maybe the father isn't all that crazy.

I hate to say anymore, but Matthew McConaughey is awesome. This is one of the best roles of his career. I want to say why, but let's just say, I would like to see him in more "not nice" roles.

Even after you watch this movie more than once and you know the surprise, it will still leave you with your mind all twisted up!!

I'm also disappointed this movie didn't get as much attention, but who's to say the bigger movies are better. Little movies like this are always better.

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Summary: A surprising thriller that will keep you guessing
Review: After missing this film in theaters (the rave reviews got me, but I had no time to see it), I finally got a chance to see this film on dvd. This film is very unusual. It starts off as a seemingly standard thriller, but it mesmerizes you with a build-up that makes the ending nearly impossible to guess. That to me is the markings of a superb first-rate thriller/horror film. Bill Paxton is truly a talented director and the screenplay is excellent. The acting work of the principal characters is compelling and the film at first appears to be the story of a man gone mad. Paxton's character is seemingly a man who is going insane as he claims that he is receiving visions from God that instruct him to kill people who are demons in disguise. What's more disturbing is that he drags his two small boys into this venture of being "god's hands" on earth. The two child actors (Matthew O'Leary and Jeremy Sumpter) also do an excellent and natural job as the Mieks brothers. Fenton, the older boy, opposes his father's new "divine" mission, while Adam seems to have fallen under his father's "spell" and believes that they are a family of demon-fighters. The film is presented in two timelines, one taking place in the present and the other described in flashbacks by the grown Fenton Mieks (played nicely by Mathew McConaughey) who narrates the events to an FBI agent played by Powers Boothe. This is a gem of a film and disappeared at the box office almost overnight (not surprising as it has a weak title and was not marketed effectively in my opinion), but is worth checking out if you enjoy surprising thrillers made with an independent vein.