One of the Most Visceral Movies I Have Ever Experienced

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2011)

I couldn't stay seated while I watched this movie. I found myself pacing back and forth because I felt so consumed and emotionally overwhelmed by the film that I had to keep my legs moving to remind myself which world I was in. This film is (pardon my Russian) a motha****** masterpiece. It was incredibly difficult to watch, the subject matter deals with one of the most horrific manifestations in human life: war. Every element from the cinematography to the sound design (most incredible sound design I've ever heard by the way), pulls you in further and further. And I don't mean catches your attention, I mean pulls you in to the point of physically experiencing nausea from the emotional weight the film carries. And that's not nausea from gruesome scenes either... It is nausea from the realization that we as humans are capable of creating hell on earth.....and watching this unfold is unsettling to say the least. But don't let this deter you, just because this film was a work out to watch, I feel infinitely wiser and more connected to the human race than I ever have. Please watch it, you won't regret it. This is in my Top 5.