When Dad Marches to a Terrifying Drummer: “Frailty, which opens today in the New York metropolitan region, is the directorial debut of Bill Paxton, who stars as Dad. It is a meditation on faith of several different kinds. Religious faith and a belief in the miraculous is one. Faith in oneself and one’s convictions is another. But by far the most important and troubling faith the movie explores is the instinctive faith children place in their parents.

Mr. Paxton’s Dad may be the most terrifying father to appear in a horror film since Jack Nicholson went crazily homicidal in The Shining. But at moments, he is also one of the most caring and solicitous. Intensely devoted to his sons, he is a proud and protective father so long as they follow his agenda.” NY Times