I don't think i'm ever gonna become much of a De Palma fanboy but i'm still kinda shocked how little this one lives up to the hype. Plagued from start to finish not only by one-dimensional characters simply designed to elicit an emotional reaction from the viewer in the most transparently manipulative sledgehammer approach, in addition to - though technically well-crafted - horribly padded out sequences that overstay their welcome in an already fairly short film. Though worst of all, this is a film trying to give the appearance of depth or controversy by scratching the surface of numerous themes without ever actually exploring any of those. Any assumption of profundity is giving this film too much credit.