This is a revenge/slasher film with a difference. It is a very strange series of events presented in a deceptively straightforward way. Why do a group of well-groomed young men lure young blonde girls into a forest and murder them? It is implied they killed the parents of Veronica (Abigail Breslin, who was 16 when this was made). It is also implied they killed the wife and daughter of William (Wes Bentley), who becomes a surrogate parent to Veronica. How did they get away with these, and other, murders when their activities are so blatant and notorious and they make no effort to disguise themselves? Also, these high-class killers would surely have been nothing more than children when they killed Veronica's parents.Why does William take the trouble to manipulate Veronica by training her to be an efficient killer in order to despatch these lads when he could just as well do the deed himself, or simply inform the police? Equally, the pack find nothing suspicious in meeting a young lady so naïve as to agree to a date with four young men she doesn't know. As the audience, we are either not expected to wonder about such things, or the writers consider such questions unimportant.The moody atmospherics of the piece distracts from the lack of details and gives a faintly surreal quality to events. The gang take time to get to know Veronica whilst sitting on rackety chairs and sofas in impressively backlit woods.There are vagaries and elements that could have been explained more, and the pacing could have been more involving. But I don't see these things as lapses or plot-holes, rather-more deliberate artistic decisions that stop the film from ever getting all 'cosy' or familiar in its telling. A choice has also been made to ensure this is gore-free, despite the expectations a film with this premise attracts. It is almost as if the production distances itself from the story being told. The results are pleasingly odd.

****Spoilers****Let me start by saying this isn't unwatchable. But the problem is, it's not good either. A girl trained to assassinate four frat boys who assassinate girls. Why? We never really get a reason. It's not like they had a secret society that was difficult to infiltrate. I found it really hard to take Abigail Breslin serious at any point in the film and her trainer was equally as cheesy (I've appreciated his work in other projects.. but not here). It felt like the entire film was a sentence long and they did everything they could to fill in the gaps around it so it hit the 90 min mark. Frankly it could of been a brilliant 10-15 min short film... but stretched out over 90 minutes was almost painful. I don't want to discourage people from viewing it.. every film is an accomplishment and you really need to make your own judgement, but for me this was a loss.I will say the Frat boys stole the show, great group of actors stifled by mediocre writing. Hope to see them in other things!

Not so much plot holes as one big plot chasm. Why go through all this complication to take out four hoodlums? William could have done it himself in a heartbeat. And what were the police doing in this town where more than a dozen young women have already disappeared? It's hard to believe no one could figure out who was at the bottom of it. As for the girls themselves: by the time several have already disappeared, is the next potential victim really going to agree to get in a car with four guys at night and drive off to wherever they decide to take her? And when she does, nobody remembers that they are the last people she was seen with? You can enjoy this movie, maybe, if you want something to fill up time with your brain in neutral, but otherwise there are just too many holes.

It's a good thing I don't go by ratings or I never would have seen this movie. I love the plot, the writing, the characters and the character development. It was a great movie. I've watched it a dozen times and I like it better each time. I have recommended this movie to friends of mine without telling them what the rating were but of course, telling them the plot and my friends loved it! In fact this movie's low rating score on here is what motivated me to join IMDb. I am an AVID movie watcher and see so many horrible movies and this movie was GREAT! Definitely worth your time.