I was pleasantly surprised at Fred Durst's directorial debut. He seems to have a talent for this movie thing. I'm hoping it wasn't beginners luck. The film was well acted although there were no real huge name actors. Jesse Eienberg plays Charlie, and Jason Ritter plays Mick Leary, the neighborhood sociopath.

At 16, Charlie witnesses Mick issue a vicious beating to two jocks at a high school party. Nobody dares talk to the police, but Charlie's conscious gets the better of him and he decides to talk. At the behest of his best friend Danny, Charlie recants his statement and Mick gets away with the incident.

Three years later Charlie is a freshman and away at college when Mick shows up for a visit. This begins a game of cat and mouse between Mick and Charlie, leaving Charlie wondering if Mick knows he is the one who "ratted" him out to the cops. Mick is nice one moment, and threatening the next. He also woos the girl Charlie is in love with. Mick even goes as far as to sit in on Charlie's classes and begin to wear "preppie" clothes around campus.

The movie keeps you in suspense and you are always on the edge of your seat wondering what Mick is going to do next. You real feel sorry for Charlie especially when he begins to care for Mick. At one point, he says he feels it's his duty to protect Mick. I think Charlie wonders what would have happened had Mick experienced a different and seemingly better childhood.

Overall, the film is extremely thought provoking and is beautifully filmed. A lot of the campus filming takes place at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. I was quite surprised as I knew beforehand that the movie was directed by Durst. I'd recommend picking this one up and get ready to have some remembrances of your childhood and college days!

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