She reminds me of a younger Hilary Swank. Yeah, she has extraordinary range. But it's more the brightness she has that comes through on screen. She is a smart woman, and her characters are, too. |
We felt that the clock needed to be ticking more forcefully, that Hayley needed to be in more jeopardy than she was in the early versions of the screenplay. We felt that Jeff, in early versions, was a bit too much of a victim. The audience had to have the sense that he could and would fight back. |
We knew it was dark. We knew it was risky. |