Epic Movie of the Greeks with Direction alike to France's Best

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2008)

Imagine a Greek epic with a french director with scene transitions as good as seen in the City of Lost Children then you'll find this movie right up your street. The direction and characters are surreal as they are believable. The film is shot with subtle use of filters and really has no heroes. Everyone is in jeopardy! The film asks.. what is intent, how far do we take it ourselves and with that, how can we live with ourselves. Is there any more to live for? With extremes this beautifully shot movie takes us on a journey of redemption and condemnation! With this passion the director takes you on a journey of intrigue.. why was he locked up for years, who has done this.. what does he want. Then the movie twists.
This movie tries moral dilemmas to their limit. Indeed the director has now completed 3 movies focused around vengeance. This bar far is my favourite and his most complex work in his trilogy.
This movie however goes into another realm of ethical greyness. It touches in taboo areas associated with love and their eventual resolution. The movie's ending will leave you with this is the happiest ending or the sickest one.
Most people I know have thought this is a sick and twisted movie. I believe that only when we have seen ugliness can we really appreciate the foundation of the life we choose to lead, and accept its consequences!
++++ SPOILER TO END +++++
There's one inconsistency in the movie, when the protagonist is stabbed his wound seems to move about on his back! One aspect which the best review to date has missed is that of intention. The scene before the finale a few seconds of tape is played. This details that a certain person was aware of a situation, "you didn't know that"...
So his daughter knew that it was her father = although it is not explained how she knew this.
At the end, there's only one pair of foot prints in the snow. I don't know if this is open to interpretation but maybe it asks.. was there really someone else there? Did he need someone else?