returning christmas eve shopping trip abused suburban housewife basinger finds fight survival disagreement group delinquent youths takes violent turnbr br suffering indignity straight dvd release uk susan montfords directorial debut perhaps given recognition deserves shame standard writing directing acting good indeed certainly surpasses quality average straight dvd flickbr br kim basinger gives best performance time downtrodden wife abusive husband craig sheffer sheffer really given anything threatening presence brief scenes together basinger connects  showing painful vulnerability yet hinting rage eventually boil confrontations youths truly great understated performance transformation victim aggressor seamlessly playedbr br lukas haas initially thought miscast along three youths seem much threat however four youths physically imposing later scenes basinger turns tables would worked all fact four average men albeit slightly unhinged key film works well doesbr br apart pacing issues latter half movie couple cheesy lines there great thriller actually leaves viewer something think film over may put slow  burn nature opening scenes abrupt ending others times brutal violence say give chance certainly deserving time saw v