The only reason I found out about this film was because it was listed at the top of my Comcast On Demand in the "A's" I am, quite frankly, surprised that this title has flown under the radar because it's that good. I guess with the ridiculous amount of content out there, it's much harder for strong, solid films to stand out especially when they aren't star-studded. But still, Judd Hirsch is a solid name, no? He's amazing in this film and I wonder why more wasn't made of this performance when he's been laying low from cinema and doing mostly sitcoms. I will say this much - if you love great suspense and mystery and wonderful acting, give this a chance. It starts off a little slow but once it gets cooking, it's under your skin and doesn't let go. With an ending I felt was every bit as satisfying as THE USUAL SUSPECTS, this movie does deliver the goods of a genre bending thriller in the vein of THE CELEBRATION. PS....There's a WOW...EMBARRASSING REVIEW which is clearly written by someone who has a lack of knowledge when it comes to true cinematic psychological thrillers. I think this person probably would've written the same lame headline for Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW.

I really enjoyed this movie, which was much better than I thought for a very low budget film. I was curious to read reviews and then caught the one entitled "Beware the hype for a morbid failure" that will probably be above mine that tears up the film - and incorrectly. I felt like it deserved a response from someone who did some acting but didn't take it the full route but has an educated eye.1) Genre: There is nothing wrong with the genre. Without ruining the film, there is nothing wrong with not being sadly predictable from the moment the reel is in motion.2) Technique: Shot with the wrong camera. This clown evidently didn't see the budget and the overwhelming majority of people - especially the average movie goer - will never be able to tell the difference. He then says "this monetary decision..." - as if a film is not worth doing at all unless it has a huge budget to be able to get the alleged camera of choice. What a snob, probably a frustrated director.3) Acting: The clown can't decide whether ONE of the actors was somehow "incompetently played" but fails to say how. What happened was probably intentional because it makes sense in how the film plays out. 4) Deus Ex Machina: Makes you wonder whether this clown was ever truly competent in film. Doesn't know what this is and there is nothing that is pulled out of a Roman Deity's buttocks to save the day. Perhaps he shouldn't be lecturing about film school 101 because you don't need to be a director to understand the term.5) Pretentious: Seems like someone has a serious bug up his bum, talking about how something may have been subliminally inserted into the credits. And then he rambles on about the film's showing at festivals... well... if you don't have HUGE money to pay for all those fancy cameras then you have to work very hard to get people to see the film, especially the right people. Could this LOR from New York, NY be a bigger turd? Sounds like it's par for the course in the entertainment industry.6) Signs of the Amateur: This clown had to try to belittle the director even more. My guess... a former employee who was terminated. His complaint is that there were lots of thank yous in the film. Well... when you're a small time film maker on a small budget who is grateful for all the people who contributed to making this tiny budget look MUCH larger than it is, you MUST include them in the credits. That's business and relationships 101.Overall I really enjoyed the film and didn't look at my watch once. For a low budget film that looks like it was only 6 figures and MAYBE just into 7 figures, it was great. It is SO MUCH better than the shlock I see on Cinemax, Showtime and other cable channels that get rerun over and over. And the bottom line is that it did have an interesting story line and believable ending. And the fact that this impish film student or former employee didn't even bother to discuss the film and just went for unrelated issues that a movie goer couldn't care less about tells you that there really weren't any significant complaints with the movie itself to warrant criticism! So on that note I enjoyed it. I saw just a handful of things I might have done differently but I thought it was miles better than the shlock you see on low budget films and shaky cam reality movies. Worth the look and no regrets.

I saw this at the Palm Beach International Film Festival" and its one of the most intriguing, suspenseful psychological thrillers I have ever seen. Judd Hirsch is amazing and it's refreshing to see him back in a major role. The rest of the cast do a bang up job portraying a family that is holding on to their wits by a thread as of their own makes damning accusations against the father and turns the house upside down. At the end of the film you are sitting at the edge of your seat as the suspense and mystery steers the way. You think you have it figured out but you find out you are so wrong. The ending wraps up the film leaving you saying - Oh, I never thought of that. I can't recommend this enough

As producer and curator of The NY Film Critics Series I chose to screen TRR for our groups due to its mysterious vibe of the unmanifested. What I mean by that is that it appeared that the filmmaker(s) approached this project with a vision in mind and that the film ended up with exponential layers. It is a known fact that at some point every movie takes on a life of its own, but in this case, it is entirely clear that the director was keenly aware of when to get out of the way.I strongly recommend that when viewing this film, that one should experience it in the same spirit. When watching it, clear your head with no expectations. Do not try to draw your own conclusions or predict what may happen next. Allow the work to wash over you as a willing vessel, placing your human on vacation for 90 minutes or so.mark ehrenkranz NYFCS series producer http://nyfilmcriticsseries.com/