This movie had potential but ended up being pretty mediocre. I found the first half to be mostly boring but I kept on watching because I wanted to know what was real and what was not. I was also curious to learn what did the brothers do that led the main character to be institutionalized in a mental hospital.
While the second half was more interesting and did answer some of the questions I had, it still left too many unanswered questions.
Here are some: CAREFUL: SPOILER ALERT!!!
1. Why did the dad kill himself? 2. If Tom wasn't hallucinating why was he seeing the dead dad and dog? 3. Who was watching through those peepholes and why? 4. Why did the father locked his wife under the pool? 5. Why did he cut off her tongue? 6. Why was there even a phone in her cell if she couldn't talk? 7. How did she survive all these years? 8. What did the brothers know when they were kids? 9. What was the interaction between all of them that led to the distraction of this once happy family? 10. What happened to the older brother that made him become a killer at a young age? 11. How did he break out of jail? 12. Why wasn't he surprised to see his mother? 13. If he knew she was there why was he surprised to learn about this secret room? 14. Why didn't he help her when he found her there (whenever that was)? 15. Why did he shoot her? 16. Why didn't Tom tried to save his mother from drowning (he couldn't have known she was dead)?
I think they spend too much time on the whole "is this all in his head" thing. Time that could have been better spent on answering these questions. Shame.
Here are some: CAREFUL: SPOILER ALERT!!!
1. Why did the dad kill himself? 2. If Tom wasn't hallucinating why was he seeing the dead dad and dog? 3. Who was watching through those peepholes and why? 4. Why did the father locked his wife under the pool? 5. Why did he cut off her tongue? 6. Why was there even a phone in her cell if she couldn't talk? 7. How did she survive all these years? 8. What did the brothers know when they were kids? 9. What was the interaction between all of them that led to the distraction of this once happy family? 10. What happened to the older brother that made him become a killer at a young age? 11. How did he break out of jail? 12. Why wasn't he surprised to see his mother? 13. If he knew she was there why was he surprised to learn about this secret room? 14. Why didn't he help her when he found her there (whenever that was)? 15. Why did he shoot her? 16. Why didn't Tom tried to save his mother from drowning (he couldn't have known she was dead)?
I think they spend too much time on the whole "is this all in his head" thing. Time that could have been better spent on answering these questions. Shame.