The world would be a better place if more people saw this film.

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2000)

This movie is everything a movie should be.
Lo and behold, finally, a film breaks through into North American theatres that does not meet all of the old Hollywood "standards". That is to say, it does not meet the usual standards of predictability, "Go U.S.A" egotism, dismissal of innocence as frivolity, materialistic endorsement, exploitation, and fully resolved happy-go-lucky "perfect" endings. It does not have hollow and sappy romance. It does not have the "good guy vs. bad guy" mentality. It's about time the mould was broken.
This film is realistic. And it is for this reason that it can touch us. It is painful, but in the very best way. It reaches us, makes us think. It gets inside of us to make us question our most basic concepts of society.
And it promotes values. Not religious values, not political values, but the true, essential values that are neglected in present day media and society: values such as honour, respect, peace, and courage, to name a few.
Take yourself and your children to see this film, and you will be doing yourselves and the world a favour. This movie can uncloud eyes. :-)