A taste of reality...

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2013)

To start off, i watched this movie not knowing that it was an adaptation of actual events since i skipped the introduction part and started watching about 3-5 minutes into the film.
As the film progressed, i found the plot to be sort of intriguing more than actually being interesting. Nearing its ending, i was waiting if not wishing for the main character to come up with an inconceivable plan or scheme; i was waiting for a great climax to what i thought was a great build up of unforeseen events.
In the end, i was disappointed. There was no storybook ending, no unbelievable twist, no spectacular finale. Instead, what i got was a punch in the stomach; a taste of reality; of how things actually end up and happen in real life; the feelings of envy,pain, bitterness, brutality, regret were painstakingly yet brilliantly portrayed by the actors. With this sudden realization, i went back playing the first few minutes and little to my surprise it was a true story.
Now, knowing that it was based on real life and real characters, i got to appreciate much more the effort put into making the movie. The intent to inject genuineness and real life characters and mannerisms(the accent and excessive use of the word "yeah") was now so clear in my head although i have to admit got annoyed at more than one point while watching the film.