Excellent portrayal of a mental illness. (May contain minor spoilers, but does not give away story)

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2008)

This film has been classed amongst some of the most over rated films of all time by certain people and a certain magazine company. Despite this I thought the acting and directing was top notch. As for the story line, I believe this was well worthy of contributing to winning best picture at the Oscars.
The story line grips all the way through and presents a massive twist half way through which keeps you interested and watching. A definite recommendation to anyone for this reason alone.
The part that attracted me most about the film was how the mental illness was displayed. I believe they got this spot on and showed the symptoms of schizophrenia just right. I probably understood this more than a fair amount of people because I am well aware of the disease and its symptoms, as one of my family members is plagued with the illness. I believe to enjoy this film to a greater extent, I recommend researching schizophrenia and the symptoms. You will notice more minor points throughout the film which show off some of the less severe symptoms. These are only small points, but they all add up and produce an accurate image of what a person suffering with the mental illness would go through, which I found very interesting.
Not many films like this around. 10/10