Despite the ridiculousness of the plot, i have to say...
This was still a well told story. It wasn't until the movie was over that I was like "wait a second...(these things) make no sense!"...it managed to embroil me enough that plot holes (that I feel would have made themselves obvious in the hands of a less competent cast and crew) went ignored. A fun little thriller, imo, that does still meet many of the criticisms I've seen.
When you're 17 a cow can seem dangerous and forbidden...am I alone here?