If you do not care whether or not a movie makes sense, you may find this film compelling and exciting. After all, the cinematography is moody and the performances are self-consciously intense. However, if you are the kind of movie watcher who likes your movies to be coherent, you will be disappointed. Beyond some glowing reviews no doubt posted by hacks for hire, you will find several other IMDb reviewers who point out this movie's many nonsensical plot holes. These critical reviewers are correct and I urge you to read their posts-- just look for the low scores.

The writing in this film is so sloppy that at one point, suspicions hang on a half-used bag of lye. Um, people use lime, not lye, to cover up the smell of decaying bodies. I guess screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski could not be bothered to get this fact straight, since he was too busy stealing half-remembered ideas from other, better movies. If you care about story logic even just a little, skip this baggy, saggy mess of a movie.