It's a good film. Did I do somersaults over it? No. But worthy for film buffs

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2012)

OK, so being honest I found the first 1/3 of this film a bit dreadful. But with all of the fabulous reviews I stuck it out and am glad I did. It's not easy adjusting to a b/w film with no dialog for us "non-artsy" types like myself. I just like being entertained when I watch a movie, not artsy-fartsy'd to death. But in the end I got hooked into the plot although slightly predictable as it was. The acting especially on the male lead was excellent but really on everyone's part to be able to bring the emotion with no dialog other than the occasional written paragraph. And probably my favorite thing about the entire film was that little dog! What a devoted and amazing pal he was to George! I did love that at the very end - George speaks his only two words "With pleasure". That was cool! So yeah, I recommend this however it's certainly not everyone's cup-o-tea. Best picture of the year? Not in my opinion but I guess it was extremely unique and if that is what the Acadamy votes on then I understand.