Christian Slater does an incredible job of portraying Bob, a beige man in a beige house with a beige life. He has a thankless and boring job, bullied by his co-workers and managers. Everyday he toys with the idea of going on a shooting spree, and assigns bullets to his tormentors.
However, someone beats him to the punch, and Bob inadvertently ends up becoming a hero. The killer was going to finish off a pretty girl that Bob had a crush on, and Bob wasn't having any of that.
As the movie progresses, things get worse, then better, then worse again. Capello (the director) has a good eye for detail, and many of the shots could be printed and hung on your wall. The original music (by Jeff Beal) is haunting and a little sad - very fitting.
This film magnifies many of little splinters that life likes to gives us. After all, one or two splinters is barely an issue, but a dozen can drive you insane.
Elisha Cuthbert shows that she is more than just a pretty face. Having to play a quadriplegic must be challenging, and she brought a certain strength to that character. You end up feeling more sorry for Bob than you do for Venessa (her character).
As you turn around the corner to the end of the movie, you find that the rollercoaster ride you went through was totally worth it.
He was a quiet man...
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