Its never clear if he is guilty right?!?

Just read some reviews and even a Wikipedia summary, and ppl treat Jeff like he is definitely a murdering child abuser and Hayley was seeking revenge.

Did we watch the same movie?! Thats the complete opposite impression I got from this movie.

Even at the end it is never clear if he was involved with the girls death and strongly hints that he is just saying what she wants to hear. He has been worn down and tortured and because he does fancy under age girls,(not a crime in itself and its never revealed whether he ever acted on it or if the images in his safe were even illegal or just his private legal shame, its ambiguous on whether there is any real evidence or just stuff Hayley fabricated), he is ashamed and doesn't want his ex, the woman he loves, to find out about it.

That is the true strength of this film, we feel and empathise with both characters simultaneously, never knowing if Jeff is an abuser, under age sex perp, or completely innocent of any crime. Never knowing if Hayley is the friend of the murdered girl,was abused before and drove psycho by it, or was lying or is just a pure psycho.

All we KNOW is that Jeff fancies under age girls, nothing else. This ambiguity makes this film a classic.....


And thats what I thought everyone who loved it got. Finding out other ppl dont has been my biggest movie interpretation shock in years.

Maybe this film is just a mirror that shows us back our prejudices, values and assumptions of the world if ppl who also love this film get the exact opposite interpretation.

So anyone who loves the film (7/10 or above), please respond. I give the film a 7/10,making it a superb film as I am a harsh reviewer. If the film really does say Jeff is the abuser and Hayley was seeking revenge, 100%, case closed. I would have to drop it to an average 5/10.