Dad: Are you afraid?
[Fenton nods]
Dad: Of who?
Young Fenton: You.
Dad: Only demons should fear me... and you're not a demon are you?

Directed by actor Bill Paxton (Twister, Aliens), we meet Adam Meiks (Matthew McConaughey  How to lose a man..., A time to Kill) who appears at a local police station and claims he knows who the "God's Hands" killer who they've been scrambling for for years is. He begins to tell Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) his haunting story. He and his brother (played by child actors Matthew O'Leary and Jeremy Sumpters) lived a basically normal life with their loving widowed father (Bill Paxton), until one night they're awoken by him and he begins to tell the boys God has come to him in a vision and has enlisted him to destroy demons who inhabit the Earth. The weird thing about these demons are they can't be seen by the naked eye but can only be seen by him. They appear to be humans but are, in fact, evil. Now, he must use Earthly weapons to kill demons from a list created by god. The youngest, Fenton sees this as an adventure, but Adam begins to think his father may be going insane. As they aide their father through his gruesome journey, they will discover the truth, and it may be more than they can fathom.
    I wanted to see this right off the back when it was released in the theaters; though it didn't make a large impression at the box-office, once I was lucky enough to watch it, I was thrilled. Bill Paxton is excellent in this role showing a mixture of both vulnerability and madness. He's able to convey both emotions with much tenacity and is a great character. He's a loving father who seems to take this journey not only for the good of his boys but for the good of Earth. Throughout the length of the movie, he descends into darkness and soon begins to suspect Fenton's intentions but loves him nonetheless. Jeremy Sumpter is great in this role as he attempts to fight his father's visions and journey often with great fear as he suspects he may just be going mad and this homicidal mission may just be a catalyst to his insanity. Matthew McConaughey doesn't have a lot to do in this movie but he does provide some eerie imagination and adds well to the surprise twist ending that will leave you with your jaw hanging down to the floor. He's a very creepy and intimidating character and adds well to the terror and atmosphere of the story. Bill Paxton is a great director, taking a chance on a horror film but he handles it very well. His movie mixes surreal terror and sheer gruesome violence very well as he brings the audience to wonder whether or not Paxton's character is really sent from god or just going plain whacko. He changes the ambiance of the story instantly from a light-hearted tale of father and son to a dark twisted tale as the murders begin and he does it masterfully. Brent Hanley gives an excellent and original screenplay focusing well on both the characters and emphasizes the theme of god to a full extent.

The movie gives a large plot twist at the shocking finale, but so much so that it's very confusing. At the last five minutes, I was left thinking hard until I was finally able to decode it.

Despite a few reservations, I thought this was an eerie, creepy, and original horror story with electric performances by Paxton and everyone all around. Stay for the ending, it's a jaw dropper.

• In the end of the movie, the two boys that ride across the screen on scooters are Matthew O' Leary and Jeremy Sumpter - the same actors who play Fenton and Adam Meiks as youngsters.