Yes the story line in and of itself is appalling, preying on the elderly, skirting the lines of legal & illegal... but the movie in and of itself, is brilliant. Pike betrays her character flawlessly, with such ruthlessness, calculating & without fear. A classic case of finding out that you've bitten off more than you can crew. A great con artist movie that builds up to the inevitable, the realization that if you don't tie off loose ends... you lose in the end.