This is movies at their best

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2005)

Gritty, disturbing, powerful & ultimately everything i look for in a movie. Movies like food can be standard fare, sometimes you expect a great experience and are disappointed, other times you are pleasantly surprised.
This movie is easily one of the finest of the year and what is surprising like a great little restaurant, is how come i have never heard of it? Everything was right, the acting, the locale, direction and filming.... Now i always like to comment without mentioning any plot or specific scenes as i believe people should see a film with an open mind and new eyes, not through somebodies likes and dislikes.
so whilst people may think the storyline eventually may not be exceptional, as it deals with something experienced by a lot of unfortunate people from both perspectives, how it is told and how Christian Bale relives the experience is without doubt awesome.
His appearance in this feast of a film is amazing and i have to really stand in awe of what he has achieved in this movie.
without doubt it ranks along the MUST SEE films of all time, and my list is very selective. If you miss this you really are missing a film that sets a standard.