This started out well and quite gripping and to this viewer was looking forward to further developments. The height of this was finding out he had not killed Russell's son i.e. lucky to discover a photo of him; and then by further incredible chance finding out what the police was going to do his father (who was in a terror campaign against the hero's family). Everything going fine to this point and yes sure, very Cape Fear.
Then it all shifted into a downward spiral as soon as Don Johnson arrived in a vague comic characterisation tone and all plausibility for a real decent thriller disappeared.
The real son of Russell had been the subject of a witness protection programme and was heavily involved in making snuff videos. probably why this was set in 1989 during the video cassette boom. So then it turned into a "Vacancy" type movie.
Then for further reasons not quite explained they do not go to police, turn into vigilantes,go after them to kill them..!! So all went a bit routine in a shoot 'em up finale.
Few issues with this i) the police in the hero's small home town were corrupt i.e. trying to kill Russell's father. This story loop was left untied. ii) The hero's wife let him go to Houston on a pretty flimsy excuse with no real effort to find out his real reasons especially when he had been acting a bit suspiciously iii) The father and son relationship was well non-existent, neither knowing each other.
Good points are i) the early tension and favourite being ii)the John Carpenter style electronic music permeating through the movie. Real bad point - the last hour!
Then it all shifted into a downward spiral as soon as Don Johnson arrived in a vague comic characterisation tone and all plausibility for a real decent thriller disappeared.
The real son of Russell had been the subject of a witness protection programme and was heavily involved in making snuff videos. probably why this was set in 1989 during the video cassette boom. So then it turned into a "Vacancy" type movie.
Then for further reasons not quite explained they do not go to police, turn into vigilantes,go after them to kill them..!! So all went a bit routine in a shoot 'em up finale.
Few issues with this i) the police in the hero's small home town were corrupt i.e. trying to kill Russell's father. This story loop was left untied. ii) The hero's wife let him go to Houston on a pretty flimsy excuse with no real effort to find out his real reasons especially when he had been acting a bit suspiciously iii) The father and son relationship was well non-existent, neither knowing each other.
Good points are i) the early tension and favourite being ii)the John Carpenter style electronic music permeating through the movie. Real bad point - the last hour!