After a woman's car breaks down, she and her daughter are taken in by a seemingly kind family. Unfortunately, things are not as they seem, as the mentally disturbed family turns on them.
Subgenres: psychological, insanity
Director: Danny Huston
Starring: Mia Sara, Burt Reynolds
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They named this movie a little too well. It has the makings of a great psychological horror piece, but it doesn't come through. Although I sympathized with the woman and her daughter, for most of the film I wasn't totally involved with their plight. The captors are more annoying than menacing, with one notable exception: Burt Reynolds, in a performance of southern-fried monstrosity, is good and disturbing in a role that's almost a flipside of his part in Deliverance. (Sep 9, 1999) | ||||||
Based on Andrew Neiderman's book (sometimes referred to as Playmates).
