A Truly Painful Film

Rating: 9/10 (17 April 2006)

I won't dispel any specific plot points or comment on them, as I feel that the strength of this movie is not in it's plot (not to say it's plot isn't good, it is) but in it's power, it's emotion. The performances, soundtrack and direction are done to elicit the greatest possible emotion from the viewer, and it does that without breaking a sweat. It makes you feel like crying and never stopping, and yet you still feel like coming back for more (and coming from someone who doesn't let that part of myself out, that's saying something). Not to say you'll want to watch it repeatedly, but probably every couple of years (or even yearly if you have a poor memory) you'll feel compelled to revisit he movie, just make sure you have some Kleenex handy