Plausible storyline with OUTSTANDING performances by Reed, Danza & Rhames. I liked the narrow focus - it was not cluttered with unnecessary roles so more focus could be placed on developing the pertinent characters. Excellent dialog and very plausible "southerners" - I am a native southerner so I know what I'm talking about - surprised at the review that contends seeing a New York Italian with a southern accent is weird - that's laughable - Consider the British actors with American accents - the Australians (consider Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain. These were great southern characters and from the accents I think they were West Virginians (not Georgians as suggested by another reviewer) WV, VA & KY have different accents from AL & GA and TN is a cross between KY and GA. NC & SC also have their own dialect -- nutshell GREAT job on the accents.
Good research on MPD. They don't as normally depicted change on a dime and just jump into the alternate ID it's a gradual process that is drawn out with the dominant personality wanting to control and the others struggling to come out - it was flawed in that one personality believed Kathy to be alive - as the real, kind, loving father he KNEW she was dead - that knowledge would not have fallen with MPD to hallucinations that Kathy was still alive so bad research on MPD.
I just love Ving Rhames and keep hoping he will get an Alex Cross role - his role was minor but well played as a compassionate but determined detective - that stare of his just gives me goosies.
Intense storyline - this is much more a drama than a thriller - an avid movie fan will have figured this out by the time Rhames suspects Danza but the dialog curiosity on the return (or not) of the kids will hold you and keep you from fast forwarding. despite no sex and nominal profanity it has very adult story line - not for kids at all.
based on a) the acting b) dialog c) realistic depiction of southerners and southern poverty 6/10
Good research on MPD. They don't as normally depicted change on a dime and just jump into the alternate ID it's a gradual process that is drawn out with the dominant personality wanting to control and the others struggling to come out - it was flawed in that one personality believed Kathy to be alive - as the real, kind, loving father he KNEW she was dead - that knowledge would not have fallen with MPD to hallucinations that Kathy was still alive so bad research on MPD.
I just love Ving Rhames and keep hoping he will get an Alex Cross role - his role was minor but well played as a compassionate but determined detective - that stare of his just gives me goosies.
Intense storyline - this is much more a drama than a thriller - an avid movie fan will have figured this out by the time Rhames suspects Danza but the dialog curiosity on the return (or not) of the kids will hold you and keep you from fast forwarding. despite no sex and nominal profanity it has very adult story line - not for kids at all.
based on a) the acting b) dialog c) realistic depiction of southerners and southern poverty 6/10