Frailty
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Movie Reviews of Frailty
Movie Review: You can't escape God's wrath
Summary: 5 Stars
Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) walks into a police station and confesses to Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) that he knows who the God's Hand Killer is - insisting it's his brother Adam, who just recently killed himself. The movie then fades back to 1979 as Fenton begins telling his story to Agent Doyle.
Adam and Fenton (the boys are expertly played by young Jeremy Sumpter and Matt O'Leary), are being raised by their father Mr. Meiks (Bill Paxton). Mieks is an everyday mechanic who suddenly receives a vision from God and becomes a religious fanatic. Meiks saw an angel that revealed his special purpose in a battle with the devil, and told him that God would provide him with three magical weapons. An axe, some gloves, and a pipe.
With the guidance of God and his magical weapons, Daddy Meiks begins to round up the daemons and execute them, burying them in the rose gardens next to their house. But Fenton doesn't believe in Dad's visions. He believes Dad is killing in cold blood.
The movie switches back and forth from Fenton's memories of what happened in 1979 and present day where he is confessing to Agent Doyle. But not all is as you think it is, and the ending will bring a very satisfactory surprise. Who, or what, exactly is the daemon here? 'Frailty' earns a solid five stars. Enjoy!
Movie Review: Outstanding thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
Fenton Mieks (Matthew McConaughey) goes to the FBI one night and calmly tells the agent (Powers Boothe) that his father and brother were mass murderers known as the "God's Hands Killers." In flashbacks, we see young Fenton and little brother Adam sharing a good life with their father (Bill Paxton), until the night Dad claimed he was visited by an angel and told to destroy demons. Dad received the names of his victims from God, brought them home to be killed, and then buried them in a nearby rose garden with the help of his sons. Little Adam thinks this is all great, but Fenton thinks Dad is crazy. For his disbelief, Dad puts Fenton down in the "dungeon" and leaves him there...
This is quite a creepy, intense, and effective thriller that has kept me glued to the screen for five viewings. The first time, I was confused about what I saw, but my questions have since been answered. The script is terrific - the father commits horrifying acts in an almost serene way, because he is convinced he's doing the right thing; this keeps you wondering: Is he really divinely called to kill demons, or is he just insane?
Star/director Bill Paxton is completely convincing and scary as the father, and Matt O'Leary gives a heartbreaking performance as young Fenton. This is an unusual and unforgettable horror story.
Movie Review: Bill Paxton's awesome directorial debut.
Summary: 5 Stars
Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) goes to the FBI to tell them he believes his brother is the "God's Hand" kill, the name for a string of murders in Texas. Fenton recalls when the murders began to happen, back in 1979. Fenton's father (Bill Paxton) had a vision while sleeping that God told him that demons are walking the Earth in human form and Fenton's father and others like him are the only ones to stop them. Fenton's father then takes up the task of killing these demons while embroiled in a fight with Fenton. Fenton however believes his father has gone crazy, though Fenton's brother, Adam, does not think so and believes what his father has told him.Bill Paxton's directorial debut is great. He uses odd camera angles, sound effects, and very limited special effects to provoke a feeling. Paxton uses what he has, saying that the movie is relatively low budget for a theatre release, and really gives you a movie that you are going to think about after you have walked out of the theatre. Another great part of the movie is the soundtrack, it may not be the great piece of music ever written but it used very well.
Overall, this movie is a horror movie but not like the other horror films in the genre, like Blade 2 or Jason X. This movie was created to provoke emotion, not scare you, but it does both.
Overall : 5/5
Movie Review: Disturbing. Effective.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using Amazon reviews for several years, but this is the first time I decided to share my opinion with others. "Frailty" is one of the most effective horror films I've seen in years. It shouldn't be missed by fans of the genre. Is it terrifying? No, but it is disturbing on so many levels; it sticks with you. It treads hard on a couple deeply set taboos, and I suspect this is why it wasn't an enormous hit at the box office. It's got something to offend almost everyone -- not a put-down, if you enjoy being challenged by your choices in entertainment. I've been laughing at Bill Paxton's characters for years -- sometimes in appreciation ("Why don't you put her in charge?", Aliens), sometimes in ridicule ("Run!", Twister). But I couldn't respect more his accomplishment here. It kind of reminds me of another actor's first time achievement as a director -- Charles Laughton's "Night of the Hunter." The movies are comparable in more ways than one. Let's hope, unlike Laughton, we see a second film from Paxton.
Is it a perfect film? No. One development with Fenton's character seemed unlikely, and unnecessary. And a couple times the movie probably crossed the line to farce. But when a film hits as many perfect notes as this one, I can forgive a couple minor missteps. See the movie.
Movie Review: A Roller Coast Ride to Hell and Back
Summary: 5 Stars
What a punch this movie packs. Frailty unfolds like a beautiful origami of horror as the movie moves seamlessly between past and present and in one moment of true cinema magic - simultaneously. Bill Paxton directs himself in his greatest role, a widower raising two young sons alone who receives a message from God that it is up to him and his boys to seek and destroy the demons on earth posing as humans. In the present we have Matthew McConaughey as one of the sons - now grown - "assisting" FBI Agent Powers Booth in uncovering the infamous "Hand of God" murders.
Where "Frailty" differs from other religious fanatical type horror stories is that - for once there is a believability factor . . . as an audience member I was incredibly uncomfortable having to make the decision of whether or not this was real. Paxton's performance is raw in its honesty and total in commitment of the young father. He is so loving and caring a parent that when he takes up the burden of killing it is disturbingly real.
Paxton also proves to be a great storyteller and his work with the two boys that play his sons pays off in spades.
Frailty is a jolting, emotional roller coaster ride into hell that will leave you breathless and sleepless.