Francisco and on the northern Oregon coast. Reception Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 33% based on reviews from 15 critics, with an average rating of 5.1/10. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. The film's twist ending has caused a division among the responses given by critics. Several critics find the revelation too ridiculous to accept, while others find it inventive and clever. Roger Ebert falls into the former category, stating that the film's resolution is "inconceivably implausible", and that the "screenplay is too clever by half". However, he goes on to say that this quality "is always sort of fun." About.com falls into the latter category, calling the finale "a killer twist ending!" and The Washington Post says, "It would be disastrous to even hint at the movie's denouement; a critic could get lynched for giving away an ending as shockingly unexpected as the one here. Let's just say that it blows the top of your head off." Despite this division, critics generally hold the film's surprise denouement as unexpected and startling. Technical notes Awards: Deauville Film Festival - Nominated - Critics Award. Film Locations: Oregon: Nehalem, Tillamook County; Oswald West State Park; Neahkahnie Mountain. California: Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County; City and County of San Francisco; Sausalito, Marin County. Release Date: October 11, 1991 Box Office: Opening Weekend: $3,457,105 (1,286 theaters, $2,688 average) Total Gross: $11,511,031 Songs Used: Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues Hacienda Source by Ashley Irwin References External links 1991 films 1991 independent films 1990s mystery drama films 1990s mystery thriller films 1990s psychological thriller films 1990s thriller drama films Adultery in films American independent films American mystery drama films American mystery thriller films American psychological thriller films American thriller drama films Davis Entertainment films Films about amnesia Films about road accidents and incidents Films based on mystery novels Films directed by Wolfgang Petersen Films scored by Alan Silvestri Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Films shot in Oregon Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American neo-noir films 1991 drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films