This horrible film hits harder than a hammer to the forehead. Definitely a shattering experience.

Rating: Null/10 (27 April 2008)

Clint Eastwood has crafted a truly sinister masterpiece. What he has done here is that he not only took the time to develop a very involving and emotional film about childhood trauma and how it can truly screw up a person's life, but has also made a very engaging murder mystery with a lot of horror, suspense, and great dialogue. This is a film, not only about friendship and loyalty, but also paranoia, love, suspicion, and the perils of vigilante justice. The story just draws the viewer in like a good novel. The viewer just doesn't know how the story will play out and what kind of direction it will go in. As a result, when the characters really start showing what they are capable of, the viewer will be shocked by the outcome of it all. The ending to the film will most likely get to many viewers. In truth, it made me want to rip my hair out by the sickening nature of it. However, the viewer should have been aware that it wasn't going to be a pleasant film watching experience from the beginning. Sure, the result of the story is upsetting and gross, but at least it didn't lie to us. It is an honest, effective, and thought provoking film. It's one of the most uncommonly effective films I've seen in years. When I think about how all these characters came to such a conclusion, I understood what the purpose of it all was. In return for watching this, I was told a great story that was involving and unfolded in a really unique way.