(rated R, 100 mins.)
It’s present day Texas as the FBI agent (Powers Boothe) searches for a serial killer who calls himself “God’s Hands.” Enter into an investigator’s office Fenton Meeks (Matthew McConaughey) with a tale that takes us back to 1979 revealing that the killer is his younger brother Adam (Jeremy Sumpter). Or is he? Raised near the Thurman Rose Garden where bodies have since been buried, the boys reside with their dad (Bill Paxton) since their mom died in childbirth. One night their little life in blue-collar suburbia changes when Dad believes he’s been visited by an angel of the Lord, revealing God’s purpose. Demons run amuck in the world and they must be stopped on this “divine mission”. So, the brutal killings begin and never seem to end in this story with little entertainment value. Paxton is exceptional as the demon-slaying dad as is the boy who portrays a young Fenton (Matt O’Leary) debuting to perfection. My curiosity asks what demon possessed Paxton to make this movie he also directs? I got a message from God too and I wished I listened: Leave the theater about 20 minutes into the movie. But I didn’t heed the calling.