A powerful and difficult movie

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2020)

I can't rate this movie. The impression it made on me was so powerful, and so emotional, that I can't stand back from it and come up with a rational rating.
There is a great deal that is very good in this movie. There are scenes of remarkable power, brought off by first-rate actors, that leave you emotionally wrung out.
But there are also scenes where I found myself saying: No, you can't do that to us with these characters, whom we've gotten to know. You just can't do that to us.
And there are also a few important scenes, such as when Paul reconnects with his memory of what happened to Norm, where you wish things had not been done that way.
Some have written that the film is too long. I don't know that it's too long, but having my emotions pummeled over and over for 2.5 hours was too exhausting for me. I had to take a break in the middle. I don't know what it would have been like had I seen this in a movie theater and not had that option.
Should you see this movie? Absolutely! Will you enjoy it? That's not the verb I would use. Will you forget this movie? Some parts of it, definitely not. Ever.