The film captures the ennui and listlessness that precedes a horrific crime. Wenham is great as the sociopathic protagonist - his lack of affect adds to the undercurrent of menace. The other characters orbit around him, tragically unable to escape his malign influence.
Toni Collette's performance is embarrassingly bad and destroys the film for me. Unlike the rest of the cast she doesn't know the character she's playing. She thinks she's in My Cousin Vinny. It's amusing that the worst actor in the film ended up having the most lucrative career. The only conclusion is that there is no God. I found her ludicrous performance unwatchable.
Toni Collette's performance is embarrassingly bad and destroys the film for me. Unlike the rest of the cast she doesn't know the character she's playing. She thinks she's in My Cousin Vinny. It's amusing that the worst actor in the film ended up having the most lucrative career. The only conclusion is that there is no God. I found her ludicrous performance unwatchable.