Pleasantly surprised

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2012)

I was pleasantly surprised with the film wholly, and I am a tough cookie to crack when it come to films. My preference is not to do subtitles, but this time it took no convincing once the film had started.
The story line has the viewer gripped, the actors show an incredible depth in grappling all the emotion required to play the difficult parts, and the directing is gritty and pulls the viewer in. The film did not veer away from its story line, nor slow down, and confidently strong enough to draw the audience in to consider and delve deeper into the story and the characters themselves. The haunting artist flair and the beauty of the film was simply phenomenal. It's been a while since I have seen a film of such depth and appeal.