A Good Movie and a Good Book!

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2010)

The story drives me crazy because I can't help feeling for that little girl. This is a sign that the performances are really quite good. Casey Affleck plays a guy who is moral but tightly wound. His Catholic affiliations are always on the front burner. Do we as a society have a right to intervene when the parent of a child is just despicable. Is this grounds for trying to set things right. I believe what is good about both the book and the movie is that there are no simple answers and we have to, at times, deal in some absolutes. The performances here are very good and I liked that violence is not laughed off. When Affleck's character kills a man, he is haunted by the image and fear for his mortal soul. There are, of course, more questions but I am not going to throw in any spoilers. The performances are quite outstanding and touch at the heart.