First of all, Billy Zane's performance was outstanding! He plays a good "bad guy" and is believable. This movie made me question: what is worse, manipulating people or being dumb enough to be manipulated? The characters were mindless zombies. They couldn't think, say "no" or know right from wrong. The lead character did everything he said solely because her sister died at birth and her parents were bad, which we never see them being bad parents. He was like, you need to be a prostitute and she be like ok and does it for years and gives him all the money. Why? Why doesn't she tell her parents? Why not go to the police? She didn't question anything. She was just like I like BDSM. Everyone is calling her a "victim" she wasn't though. She was an adult and made her choice. I couldn't feel sorry for any of these stupid college people.