ThiefHott Too much of everything

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

drpakmanrains Like many movies I see from Netflix, I never heard of this one until browsing for my queue. I have seen little of Thomas Haden Church since "Sideways", and Elizabeth Shue has been in many major and minor films, and I like thrillers usually, so I took a chance. The first third of the movie built slowly, and had a feeling of mystery and suspense and strange things going on. When Church first returns to his home town and sees Sunny, who is supposed to be dying of cancer, I immediately chuckled at how healthy she looked, figuring the director preferred to have an attractive lead over reality.As the film progressed, some scary moments occurred, as well as some darkly humorous ones, and for a while, I felt I was watching a terrific film. But like many movies in this genre, the promise of a logical explanation is sacrificed for either a convoluted complicated ending or a simple nonsensical one. This had more of the former than the latter, but it all happened so close to the end that it seemed more like a comedy than a thriller. Maybe that's what the director wanted, but it made the movie seem cheap and contrived. It reminded me of a better film "The Faculty", where one ending after another was piled on at the end in a "can you top this" fashion.Still, the movie held my attention, and I didn't fast forward, and though I felt a bit let down at the end, I still enjoyed it enough to give it a 7. I tend to be easy on grading movies, saving grades of 4 or less for boring films like "The English Patient" which was like watching grass grow, only slower. I had a smile on my face through much of Don McKay, along with a feeling of suspense. Worth a look.

speteman If you read the few reviews on here that bashed the movie, you will believe it was pointless. They missed it entirely. I can only say that this was a very enjoyable tale start to end, and well worth watching particularly for anyone who enjoys a slow build to a finale. I am always looking for an original story and original telling of it, and highly recommend this nice little gem that you will not regret seeing.Don McKay is a suspense crime thriller that you will want to watch a second time because the reveal at the end makes you re-examine the entire movie. I give this 8 out 10 stars because the movie did get a little bit into the unbelievable realm when the puzzle started to unravel, but the final payoff is so filled with revelation that you forgive that.The first half of the movie was paced and shown in a very similar style to Shutter Island, and I felt was extremely well done. (However, if you don't like a slow build and pacing that takes it's time, then you probably won't like this movie.) I personally started to believe that this little movie could have gone for a major ending of epic proportions -- it was that well done in my opinion. But, Act Two did keep the movie on a smaller scale and got a bit quirky in parts, which was a disappointment. However, it was all worth it as you finally understand what was going on the entire time in the final minutes. It keeps you guessing the entire time, and even when you do guess right, which I had done, the ending still took it to a whole new level that I did not expect. Total surprise.I will also add that I was laughing out loud during several sequences of the movie. The dark humor was really good.Acting was excellent, although I say that after understanding the whole situation at the end. During the movie I felt it was more like average, but that ending puts it all in a new light.Cinematography, score, and sets were excellent, felt just right for the tone and added a nice reinforcing effect on the movie.

Amit K This movie had some wonderful comedy scenes. A dark comedy. I really had a great laugh. The story line was okay and the acting of the main lead was just well controlled and done. The main hero is a great actor. His controlled dialogue delivery with a straight face was extraordinary and the situational comedy. I would recommend people to watch it.I loved the movie for sheer laughs.I give it a 7.Go and watch it.

chicagopoetry Despite how weird and confusing Don Mckay, aka Moment of Truth, is, it ends up being a pretty nifty mystery. A high school janitor goes back to his hometown to be reunited with his teenage sweetheart, only to get caught up in a complicated web of extortion involving an ex-husband, an inheritance, a mysterious disease and a murder. This is a VERY BIZARRE film, a mystery during which every other minute you say, what the heck is going on, until the ending wraps it all up. It features a very strange lead character as well, who is kind of grotesque and slow witted like Sling Blade. This is a very original movie. Have some patience and sit through it and you won't be disappointed.