In small town America Uncle Charlie visits his family, to the delight of his niece, also called Charlie who has been wishing for something to happen. Unfortunately, Uncle Charlie may be a serial killer....
Hitch is on his toppest form in this utterly marvellous thriller that gets better with each subsequent viewing. The use of location shooting adds to the "small town American family" feeling so much that it is disturbing to see it violated by Uncle Charlie. The change of young Charlie from bored, prim high school student to the world weary lady she becomes is a wonderful transformation that unfolds before your very eyes. Cotton is excellent as the uncle, charming one moment and understatedly callous and evil the next. But everyone understands their part and plays it to perfection. All this and some delicious black humour and much much more make this mainstream cinema at its hypnotic best.
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