From NetFlix:

Bank clerk John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy) hides a disturbing past from everyone in small-town Peacock, Neb. When a train jumps the tracks and crashes into John’s backyard, his neighbors discover a confused woman named Emma milling about. They rush to aid the woman they assume is John’s wife, but their efforts prompt John to descend into psychosis. Only Maggie (Ellen Page), a young mother, seems to know the truth behind his bizarre behavior.

Do not believe the last sentence of the NetFlix summary. This film is so bizarre that no one in the town of Peacock could begin to guess what was happening. From the very first shock to the end of the film I could not begin to guess what would come next. Probably it was this kind of originality that made me value the film. In retrospect the way the film ends is very fitting but not what I would have predicted.

Be sure to pay strict attention to the very first seconds of the film because it helps to explain John Skillpa’s behavior.

Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Bill Pullman and Keith Carredine are all familiar to us.

But hats off to Cillian Murphy who does an amazing job of acting two parts. His portrayal of John Skillpa is masterful. Because I have never heard of Cillian Murphy I looked him up in IMDB. His first name is pronounced “Killian”. He was born in Cork, Ireland. He played Robert Fischer in “Inception”. He was The Scarecrow in the 1992 “Batman”.

Once again, this well-done film might not be to everyone’s taste.