Cesare Cremonini as The crazy friend Kourtney Hansen as Murray's housemaid Chiara Tortorella as Egle Lanzillo Tom Rottger-Morgan as Lester Murray Jr. Marina Ninchi as Mrs. Shields Angela Pagano as Old Liuba Marin Jo Finerty as Young Liuba Jimmy Siokos as The cab driver Venantino Venantini Reception The film was generally poorly received by critics. Variety's writer Jay Weissberg criticized the direction of Avati, marked as "incapable of turning the gothic into anything remotely interesting, delivering bland, predictable scenes devoid of tension". The Hollywood Reporter's critic Natasha Senjanovic noted the high kitsch value in the film, and blamed on the "implausible and illogical" plot twists. Italian film critic Paolo Mereghetti praised the cruel and non-obvious ending of the film chosen by Avati. References External links American mystery thriller films Italian mystery thriller films 2000s mystery thriller films 2000s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Pupi Avati Films set in country houses Films set in Iowa 2000s American films