A young, skiddish man walks into a police station to speak about a copy-cat killer of the "God's Hand" killer from the South in the 1950's. When interviewed, he reveals the original killer was his own father. It is revealed the father had a vision from "god", which told him to kill people who are actually demons living on Earth. He elists the help of his two sons, the younger son being totally convinced of his father's quest, the older son (the man at the police station) is more skeptical of his father. The father then tries to punish the eldest and try to convince him that demons are real... The cast are incredibly good. Bill Paxton (who doubles as director) is great as the widowed Dad (yes, that's his name). He comes off as loving, strange, crazy, but grounded. He is a Bible-thumper, and it shows in his insane deovition to the "Lord". Matthew McConaughey is great as the older brother Fenton, who is a skiddish, terrified young man who is now convinced what his father did was necessary. Powers Boothe (Sin City) is good in a supporting role as the police officer interviewing Fenton. The film's writing and shock moments are played ffectively, but Paxton over-uses the word "demon" to comedic lengths. (So much so me and my friend made it a running gag throughout the film, and use it as an inside joek in conversations.) The film is clever in the fact that it never really tells you if this is truly divine intervention or delusions of holiness until the end, which is a very clever twist. Overall, Frailty is one of the best modern horror films, and one of the most clever, scariest, and most deep horror movies I've seen in a while. 4/5 stars.
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