Frailty Movie Review 2002

Impressive directorial debut by Paxton has him as Dad, a seemingly normal West Texas widower. One day, however, he tells his boys that their family has been chosen by God to destroy demons who are disguised as normal people. This sounds okay by impressionable nine year old Adam (Sumpter), but older Fenton (O'Leary) seems skeptical. Told mostly in flashback, from the point of view of now-grown, haunted Fenton (McConaughey), the story keeps the gore mostly offscreen, while focusing on such lofty ideas as the wages of religious fanaticism, the trust between parents and their kids, and toll of insanity. Screenwriting debut for Hanley. Paxton acquits himself well on both sides of the camera, but it's O'Leary who shines. McConaughey turns in his best performance to date.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Serial Killers, Bad Dads, Brothers & Sisters, FBI, Period Piece: 1970s, Sanity Check, Widows & Widowers, Flashback, American South, Family Drama

Screenplay

Brent Hanley

Cast

Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Luke Askew, Matt O'Leary, Jeremy Sumpter, Derk Cheetwood, Missy (Melissa) Crider, Alan Davidson, Cynthia Ettinger, Vincent Chase, Levi Kreis

Cinematography

Bill Butler

Director

Bill Paxton

Music

Brian Tyler

Other

Susumu Tokunow, Joel High, Arnold Glassman, Nelson Coates, Kevin Cozen, April Ferry

Producer

David Kirschner, David Blocker, Corey Sienega, Cinerenta-Cinebeta, American Entertainment Company, Cinedelta, Lions Gate Films