Ben Affleck shines in directorial debut!!!

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2008)

This movie is all around perfection at its best. This is definitely the best movie I have seen in at least a few months. Casey Affleck is not just a little brother of the director trying to make a name for himself. He is the absolute perfect character for this role and does tremendous throughout.
The most amazing part of this movie is the acting, as hard as it to even call it that. Throughout the film, not at one point can you even imagine that what you are seeing is fake. Incredibly real atmosphere throughout with very realistic dialogue.
Parents beware of watching with children because there are a lot of curse words but in my opinion they are needed in the certain scenes that include them, because it adds to the realness of the film.
Overall, this movie will leave you talking for a while and its one of those that almost make you wanna applaud when it ends. I definitely look to see this movie at the Oscars. I recommend it to all adults and mature teenagers that love a quality film.
However, if you sit down to watch this movie, watch it. Because it is very in depth and requires focus to fully understand.
I look forward to the future with Ben Affleck as a director because this movie was incredible. A+