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Frailty (2002)
Front Cover Actor
Luke Askew
Brad Berryhill
Powers Boothe
Vincent Chase
Derk Cheetwood
Missy Crider
Alan Davidson
Edgar L. Davis
Cynthia Ettinger
Jim Flowers
Movie Details
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 99 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Steeped in gloomy atmosphere, Frailty locates its horror in the tyranny of religious fanaticism. Making an assured directorial debut, actor Bill Paxton costars as a Texas widower who believes God has recruited him to destroy demons in human form. Feeling divinely justified in committing a series of ax murders (discreetly unseen), he urges his two young sons to assist him in the killings--a living nightmare recalled in flashback by one of the now-adult sons (Matthew McConaughey) to the FBI agent (Powers Boothe) who's investigating the murders. But mystery is of secondary importance in Brent Hanley's cleverly twisting screenplay; Frailty suggests, with unsettling subtlety, that Paxton's mission may not be delusional, thus burdening his deadly wrath with spiritually disturbing significance. It's definitely not a feel-good film, but with celebrity endorsements by Stephen King and directors James Cameron and Sam Raimi (who both made films with Paxton), Frailty gets under the skin with insidious efficiency. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 236
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Edition Ws
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.85:1
UPC (Barcode) 031398811725
Release Date 9/17/2002
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1