The issue I have with this film is that it reveals the identity of the Clovehitch Killer much too transparently and early enough to make the mystery a bit of a letdown. I saw the attempt by Don Burnside (Dylan McDermott) to shift blame to his invalid brother Rudy (Mark A. Nash) as a too convenient alibi and didn't hold it as credible for a minute. And for the detailed and careful madman that he was, the idea that Don misplaced a crumpled up bondage photo of a cheerleader in the cab of his trunk was way too much of a stretch. And if you think about it, the idea that emanated from that circumstance that Tyler (Charlie Plummer) was a 'perv' was never really reconciled with the facts by the end of the picture. Even if Tyler's Dad went missing, the 'perv' accusation would have still been out there with his high school associates. And what's the story with Don Burnside's final intended murder victim that was saved by Tyler and Kassi (Madisen Beaty)? She didn't die, but simply disappeared from the story as if she couldn't add a thing to authorities about the events that took place in her own home. All of this was just a little too sloppy for this viewer, although the clove hitch clues at 58:40 and 1:27:12 in the picture at least lent an air of acceptance to the movie's title.