As the previous commentator noted, this movie starts off as a possibly adult (and interesting) version of 'Freaky Friday'. However, once the boyfriend loses his cool one night and rapes Frankie, the whole movie descends into a contest to make the audience squirm more and more, without much meaning. The point at which this event happens is roughly halfway into the movie, so it comes across feeling like two separate stories sewn together haphazardly.
However, that could be a fault of the novel itself (which brings up the question of why to adapt it?) moreso than the movie. All is not lost, as there is a few notable performances by Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Marcus, and Melissa Murphy as Frankie. Melissa Murphy pulls off the intensity needed for her all over the place role, but is slightly uneven. Thomas Byrd is intriguing as Terry's good friend Marcus. If your into dark and twisted movies, you may want to see this. As long as your not expecting the overall story to make too much sense. Kudos to the makeup and effects artists also for Terry's 'Decorations of honor'.
However, that could be a fault of the novel itself (which brings up the question of why to adapt it?) moreso than the movie. All is not lost, as there is a few notable performances by Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Marcus, and Melissa Murphy as Frankie. Melissa Murphy pulls off the intensity needed for her all over the place role, but is slightly uneven. Thomas Byrd is intriguing as Terry's good friend Marcus. If your into dark and twisted movies, you may want to see this. As long as your not expecting the overall story to make too much sense. Kudos to the makeup and effects artists also for Terry's 'Decorations of honor'.
