This Road is Hard to Walk Through

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2009)

(a short review) Leo and Kate are incredible and deserve a much needed Oscar nomination. For Winslet the win seems inevitable. Michael Shannon's brief screen time is enough to leave him embodied and printed into your soul. Kathy Bates is heartbreaking in a role she could have easily walked through but makes it nearly authentic.
Director Mendes creates stunning moments that literally strike fear into the heart of the viewer. Deakins great cinematography is always crisp. Editing keeps a stunning pace. Thomas Newman's score is to die for.
The second best film of the year! ****/****