triggs-74174 Don't waste your time. Go take a nap instead! The characters were not believable. The story line was terrible.

TheMarwood Bardo's luck has run out. He's thrown out of his apartment, penniless and homeless -- social services are rude and useless and the cops won't let him sleep in the park. Just when things couldn't get worse, he literally crosses paths with Brandy who is high on E. Bardo gets embedded in her windshield after she plows him down and leaves him to bleed out in her garage, while she goes about her life. As far as demented comedies go, this one delivers. Even as the comedy gets good and gory, a very good grounded performance by Stephen Rea keeps this from going over the top and you care enough for the poor bastard that you want him to get free from all that glass. The finale heads a bit too far into Stuart Gordon gross out territory, but that is hardly a criticism as we get a bloody audience friendly end. The running time is wisely brisk as there's not much story here, but we get gallows humor by the bucket full. As typical for a Gordon film, it looks visually behind the times by about 15 years, but he gets a quality performance from Suvari, who carries her scenes very well. Stuart Gordon has had such a bizarre career with highs and lows (really lows), from his classic B grade Re- Animator to barely watchable direct to video junk like Castle Freak, this one he knocked out of the park. After the train wreck that was his previous film Edmond, he shows a command of tone and humor and intelligence that has been missing from his work for some time.

ravi-putcha What I do like about this movie is the sensitivity with which it portrays plight of people. A jobless man, a day-care nurse, a drug dealer and their interaction with each other, how they block out their feelings towards others, is portrayed skillfully - this partly makes up for flaws in the script. What I don't like about this movie is its confused script. There are many a seen which didn't make sense and fit in. Based on an implausible mishap - the movie drags on and on to a shocking climax. Mena Suvari is nothing like the innocent teenager in The American Beauty, Stephen Rea is good as a jobless destitute.

hanbell25 I am with those that are surprised by the high rating of this movie. It is a fascinating topic, yet poorly done. The direction of the movie is adequate. The direction of the actors is god-awful. Absolutely no character in this movie is likable in any way, which makes it very difficult for the viewer to actually care. Both Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari, who have some "not so terrible" credits to their names, fail miserably here and come off like hideous B-movie actors that their friends put into their movie. Sure, sure, a terrible thing happens to this "Thomas" guy, and we're supposed to feel horrible for him. However, he is portrayed as so stupid and useless that the kindest humanitarian in the world would say "good riddance" while he is suffering. That is an accomplishment rarely seen, so I commend the director for that. As for Miss Suvari's "Brandi"... there is no reason on earth why anyone would ever like her, including her very poorly acted best friend, whose name I'm not going to bother referencing. Her pimply exterior, ugly cornrows, dislike for her workplace, her jerk boyfriend and her drug habits do not paint her as the "every-woman we can identify with" that other reviewers mention. If that is you, please get to rehab and try to make someone of yourself, stat. They make her trash, so we feel nothing for her. While *almost* well directed with an expensive look, this is B movie crap that is not worth investing time in. This is NOT a horror movie. It is a failed attempt at understanding human nature done by a man who clearly does not understand at all.