...but the result is only partially successful. Part of the problem is that the narrative plods to such a degree that for the most part the whole film seems pointless. It's only in the last 30 minutes or so that you realize what Lou Diamond Phillips (who wrote the script and stars) was up to (SPOILERS FOLLOW): he cleverly and subtly reverses the usual genre formulas, turning his character, who is supposed to be the hero and the person for the audience to identify with, into the real villain of the film, while the now cured (?), ex-psychopathic killer, who is shown to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown throughout the movie, turns out to be the character who must save the day! (END OF SPOLIERS). So this is one of those rare films where you don't know where the story is going just by looking at the video cover, and that alone makes it somewhat recommendable. (**)
