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So everyone here has already ruined the surprise by spilling the fact that the serial killer murder thing is just a sub-plot and not important (well, it's important) but I just want to say that that aside, this film was exseptional because it was surprisingly full of twists I never saw coming. With Alec Baldwin moving in with married couple played by Nicole Kidman and Bill Pullman, Alec brings this eerie confidence to his charactor, someone you can never trust, but for some reason you want to. Nicole plays her charactor so well that you believe everthing she says and thats important to the story because you believe her even when you shouldn't...she's perfect here. Bill Pullman lacks a bit, but he's not your best actor anyway. Anne Bancroft is great as Nicole Kidmans alcoholic mother. The film starts off being a 'who is this man living upstairs' type film to a 'could he be raping and murdering my students' type movie to a 'why is everyone screwing me over' type movie and whats great is that it keeps you guessing by addressing different situations that lead your attention away from the big surprise in the end. I thought it was very well done and worth the time it took to watch it.

I OWN THIS MOVIE THIS IS A GREAT MURDER MYSTERY
THIS IS A GREAT MURDER MYSTERY WITH A LOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS. JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW IT WILL END,THERE IS A SUPRISE ENDING. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OLD MOVIE,YOU SHOULD CHECK THIS ONE OUT. 5 STAR RATING

"Key Point Missed on Serial Killer Subplot" Misses Key Point
The writer of the review I refer to is correct to say that the serial killer/rapist sub-plot is not unnecessary. But I don't think it was included just to lead Andy to realize he is sterile, and therefore could not have impregnated his wife. Certainly the script writers could have found a more elegant way to do this. (I'll let you imagine other possibilities:)

Rather, the main purpose of the sub-plot seems to be to distract the audience from the scandal unfolding in front of them. It is, at least in part, the emphasis placed on the serial killer/rapist mystery that makes the conspiracy such a surprise when it is finally revealed. In this sense the conspirators fool not only the main character but the audience as well!

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