Very Human Story

Rating: 9/10 (2 October 2005)

I thought this movie was fantastic. It didn't make the "heroes" too perfect and it made you feel compassion and hope for the "bad guys." The movie made you feel that if you were each character, then you would probably have lived your life the same way. The acting was top notch and I have to say that Paul Haggis is a very underrated director.
I didn't think of it as a work of fiction. I think the theme of this movie happens every day. I like how it shows that the things that should make you happy, often don't and also that you can find redemption in the strangest of circumstances. My final thought is that people that you might normally stereotype as being a gang member, bully cop, spoiled, rich a-hole, or hoodlum, are often a lot deeper and more dynamic than you realize.