Frailty
2002
***
Director: Bill Paxton
Cast: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary, Luke Askew, Jeremy Sumpter, Levi Kreis, Derk Cheetwood
Bill Paxton's directorial debut is a creepy thriller about a single dad who tells his two young sons that God has instructed him to kill demons, who are disguised as regular people. The set-up is captivating, but the story becomes increasingly implausible, and The Sixth Sense-style end twist is either brilliantly clever or incredibly stupid. On the second viewing, it was the latter.
