Bizarre film with a disturbing plot.

Rating: 4/10 (23 February 2010)

I feel that there are quite a few glowing reviews on IMDb which may be totally fake and written by paid PR companies. Some are written in such a canned style with perfect 10 scores designed to boost the average overall score. I do agree the acting in this film is fantastic but the plot was utterly disturbing to say the least. Anyone attempting to graphically portray such a ghastly subject matter about children seriously needs to look carefully at themselves. I can only imagine how the make-up artists felt when they went through some of the more graphic scenes depicting the children towards the end. Quite frankly, it's disappointing if there's false reviews posted by PR agencies employed to rate this film much higher than it deserves. Overall, the criticism here lies with the deplorable plot and subject matter. The acting is first rate and obviously it's shot well. But who could possibly excuse some of the graphic scenes especially towards the end.? I'm not against difficult subject matter. I loved films like Capote, Goodfellas & Leon the Professional but this was just weird. When I left the cinema I got the feeling everyone else who'd watched the film felt this one missed the mark. I watched the film in the cinema with two other mates and they agreed it was a bizarre film. Sixth Sense is a brilliant example of how this type of genre can be fantastic to watch. Shutter Island was skipping between many different genre styles which detracts from the whole experience.