Overall pretty good, although it could have definitely been terrible. No question it is ridiculously unsubtle and over-the-top, but it has a certain fun, campy appeal. Fortunately it comes closer to early Gregg Araki-style silliness than the trying-too-hard theatrics of a film like say, "Spun", which it could have easily fallen to, although that is not to suggest that the film is anywhere near the truthful, harrowing depiction of child abuse that "Mysterious Skin" is, as much as the general approach strikes me as similar. The amusing cameo appearances from Winona Ryder and Michael Pitt solidify in my mind the degree to which this film is supposed to be taken seriously (which is to say, not very much). It's a good thing because otherwise it would have come off as unbearably heavy-handed. It took a while for me to determine what tone this was supposed to be going for (and thus whether it was any good or not), but eventually I settled into it's entertainingly campy charm. In a lot of ways it reminds me of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" or "Natural Born Killers". Garishly stylish and over-done but not without a certain mindless appeal. I think I slightly prefer it to "Fear and Loathing" though.