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In this uneven -- and at points, less-than-credible -- story, the two leads still give excellent portrayals of the tortured souls of an emotionally beleaguered son and his domineering, obsessive mother. The two could be seen as metaphors of elements in a much larger social and political reality, or just as somewhat twisted characters. The son has been bullied throughout his life and sapped of self-confidence, something that shows up fairly quickly as he flubs a small part in a film. His mother sees him as a wimp, and when she loses what little rationality she has over a young couple who make love where they can clearly be seen from the window of the family's apartment, she pushes her son into committing mayhem and killing off the offensive couple. Whether or not this works will depend on how deeply disturbed the son may actually be.