The defence The Big-Idea Head
“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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Frailty
Drama · Thriller · Crime · 2002
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."
Movie details
Frailty
“No soul is safe.”
2002 Drama · Thriller · Crime 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Frailty?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Bill Paxton
Written by
Brent Hanley
Bill Paxton
Dad Meiks
Matthew McConaughey
Meiks
Powers Boothe
FBI Agent Wesley Doyle
Matt O'Leary
Young Fenton
Jeremy Sumpter
Young Adam
Luke Askew
Sheriff Smalls
Levi Kreis
Fenton Meiks
Court is in session
Put Frailty on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.