Fenton Meeks (Matthew McConaughey), comes forth to tell the FBI that his brother Adam may be the serial killer who calls himself God’s Hands, who the FBI has been searching for. The film uses flashbacks to show Meeks’ childhood with a father (Bill Paxton) who believed he was on a mission from God to destroy demons that inhabit human bodies. Fenton saw his dad as evil, while Adam saw him as a hero.

Frailty (2001)
  • Rating: (34,640 votes)
  • Taglines:There are demons among us » No Soul Is Safe »
  • Runtime:100 minutes
  • Director: Bill Paxton
  • Countries:USA, Germany, Italy
  • Actors:
    Dad Meiks
    Bill Paxton
    Fenton Meiks
    Matthew McConaughey
    FBI Agent Wesley Doyle
    Powers Boothe
    Young Fenton
    Matt O'Leary
    Young Adam
    Jeremy Sumpter
    Sheriff Smalls
    Luke Askew
    Fenton Meiks
    Levi Kreis
    Agent Griffin Hull
    Derk Cheetwood
    Becky Meiks (as Melissa Crider)
    Melissa Lahlitah Crider
    Brad White
    Alan Davidson
  • Genres:Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Producers:
    David Blocker
    producer  
    Tom Huckabee
    executive producer  
    Eberhard Kayser
    co-producer  
    David Kirschner
    producer  
    Frederick Levy
    associate producer  
    Karen Loop
    executive producer  
    Mario Ohoven
    co-producer  
    Michael Ohoven
    co-producer  
    Tom Ortenberg
    executive producer  
    Michael Paseornek
    executive producer  
    James Sbardellati
    associate producer  
    Corey Sienega
    producer  
  • Plots: FBI agent Wesley Doyle is startled by the spontaneous declaration of youngster Fenton Meiks about how his father's delusions to have a divine mission as avenging angel required him and his brother Adam to become his 'demon-slaying' murder accomplices. And how hard an dangerously revolting proved. But when Doyle accepts to be shown concealed victim graves, the plot twists in the present just as gruesomely. Written by KGF Vissers
Frailty
  • User's comment:A Great Debut of Bill Paxton as Director in a Very Scary Low-Budget Movie by Claudio Carvalho

    Matthew McConaughey is a mysterious man waiting for Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) in his FBI office. He claims to have information about a serial killer chased by FBI. When Agent Doyle arrives in the office, he tells him that the serial killer is indeed his dead brother. Agent Doyle requests some evidence, and the man tells the story of his life, since his childhood. They were a simple family of three: his widow father Meiks (Bill Paxton), his brother and himself. One night, his father gathers the two brothers and tells them that an angel of God had just visited him and assigned his family to destroy demons. What happens next is one of the most scary movie I have ever seen.

    I watched this movie four months ago on VHS, and yesterday I watched again, now on DVD. Although being a low-budget movie, the screenplay is sharp, with no flaw. The cast is outstanding, but I would like to highlight the performance of Matt O'Leary as the young Felton. It is a very difficult and complex role to be performed by a young teenager. The direction of Bill Paxton is remarkable. There is no explicit violence in this horror movie. A great debut behind the camera. I regret the Brazilian title of this movie: 'A Mão do Diabo' (The Devil's Hand'). If at least it were 'The God's Hand', it might be acceptable. But calling this movie as 'the devil's hand' is indeed ridiculous. Brent Hanley, the screenwriter, did not deserve such a lack of respect from the Brazilian distributor. This film is highly recommended. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "A Mão do Diabo" ("The Devil's Hand")


  • Quotes: Young Fenton: Maybe you're not right in the head. Dad: Come in and close the door. Are you afraid? Dad: Of what?
  • Also known as: Dämonisch (Austria), Dämonisch (Germany), Las manos del diablo (Argentina - video title), Las manos del diablo (Mexico - imdb display title), Το Σπίτι του Τρόμου (Greece), Înger si demon (Romania), A Mão do Diabo (Brazil), Andjeli i demoni (Croatia - imdb display title), Emprise (France), Escalofrío (Spain), Frêle (Canada - French title), Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy), Günahkar (Turkey - DVD title, Turkish title), Isten haragja (Hungary - imdb display title), Lovec démonu (Czech Republic), Pahuuden kosketus (Finland), Pela Mão do Senhor (Portugal), Reka Boga (Poland - imdb display title), Slabost (Serbia - imdb display title), To spiti tou tromou (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title),

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