Amazing view of childhood

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2015)

I saw this film as part of the LFF and can't recommend it enough. Even though the subject matter is dark, the film is truly uplifting.
I would recommend even for fans of the book as in my eyes this offered much more. It doesn't have the sense of time you get from the book nor perhaps Ma's desperation but I thought it dealt with the matter beautifully. It wasn't sensational at all where it could have been.
The acting is fantastic, Brie Larson was excellent and I thought she would be good when I heard she was cast as she impressed in short term 12. No disappointments there.
The boy, Jack, was just brilliant, I see so many films where the child actors overact and are over cutesy. He did neither, he was perfect. He really broke my heart with the smallest expressions and quiet words.
I would like to see them both nominated for Oscars and this is without doubt one of my films of the year.
Enjoyed this much more than the book. Go see it. It's fantastic. Bring a tissue!