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Created May 18, 2012 09:59PM PST • Edited May 18, 2012 09:59PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   David and Amy return to her hometown in Mississippi. A recipe for disaster taking a west coast Yankee and intellectual writer no less to confront the rough rednecks who have a historical and current liking to Amy. Dirty tricks, lots of tension and drama ensues, with a thrilling violence-filled ending that doesn’t make a lot of sense, but who cares. I never saw the original, but I’m told it far surpasses this sloppy re-make. Entertaining, but not great.

4. Acting

   OK 2.5

   James Marsden and Kate Bosworth never really seem to click – an unnatural pairing. Maybe that was on purpose. Nevertheless they work individually. James’ character doesn’t really kick in until the end, and Kate is little more than eye candy with a fabricated southern edge. My favorite picks are James Woods as the alcoholic crazed coach, and Alexander Skarsgard as the ex boyfriend with something to prove.

5. Male Stars OK 2.5

6. Female Stars OK 2.5

7. Female Costars OK 2.5

8. Male Costars OK 2.5

10. Film

    OK 2.5

    In this re-make, the acting and action make things seems nonsensical and gratuitous. I really want to see the original now, whom reviewers all seem to think did a much better job at conveying the story.

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Horrid 3.7

17. Sex Lewd 3.7

18. Violence Savage 3.7

19. Rudeness Nasty 3.7

21. Reality

    Surreal 2.5

22. Circumstantial Surreal 2.5

23. Biological Surreal 2.5

24. Physical Surreal 2.5