I've read the other reviews but the movie wasn't bad at all. Some things didn't make sense: Whose dog was it? Where'd the one guy's wife and kid go after Blackway threatened him? I'm guessing the wife left with the kid because the kitchen was in shambles and he was sucking down the booze. If Lillian grew up there, how come she didn't know everyone? But the acting was good. Ray Liotta played the creepy bully really well. Anthony Hopkins is always intense. Julia Stiles and the others did well. It's worth watching.