Frail effort

Unlike Changing Lanes, Frailty, also recently released on video, primarily exploits its religious themes for pure shock value.

Many critics liked the movie (rated R for violence and bad language) when it was initially released in theaters, appreciating the Gothic mood and "subtle" gore (most of the brutal killings happen off screen). Frailty begins with a character played by Matthew McConaughey entering the Dallas headquarters of the FBI, claiming to know the identity of the "God's Hand" serial killer, wanted for dispatching six (known) victims in the name of faith. He weaves a complicated tale about his father (Bill Paxton, who also directs), a simple-minded man who claims to have seen a vision from God instructing him to kill demons disguised as humans.