"Oh, yes, they are."
Shyamalan's latest twisty indie thriller sees caring father/serial killer Cooper (Josh Hartnett) take his teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue) to an arena gig by her music idol, Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan), only to find himself trapped as the FBI close in on the killer. The situation and writing are of the simple join-the-dots variety and transparently uncomplicated, although the Shyamalans nail the current trend of barely-talented narcissistic young female singers who reel in impressionable young fans with tales of vapid self-confession. In spite of a fairly spoilerific trailer, Shyamalan delivers the mechanism of the big reveal and subsequent story well, as the film switches smartly from one bottle situation to another halfway through. Josh Hartnett carries the film extremely well together with Ariel Donoghue as his convincing teen-fan daughter, there is a notable supporting performance from Alison Pill as his wife in the third act, and veteran Hayley Mills is cast oddly as the lead FBI profiler. Overall, this is a solid if fairly inessential thriller that is delivered slickly - do stay watching for the fun early credits scene.
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