I have seen this many times, it still scares and shocks me

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2013)

I am not one to usually write reviews, but I had to on this movie. Book adaptations scare me, as most directors and writers are not quite able to capture the spirit the book held. I think that is why this movie is something different to me.
First off, this is not a movie that requires a lot of back story, you are taking a journey with the characters, and you develop bonds with them feeling like you are there watching over their shoulder, almost as a character yourself.
The acting... the acting is above reproach. Not going to give anything away, but I can't find a single actor who did a sub-par performance. Marcia Gay Harden and Sam Witwer are two actors whose performances truly stood out to me, and of course you have the Walking Dead's Laurie Holden, Melissa McBride and Jeffery DeMunn working side by side with the Punisher's Thomas Jane.
And, of course, without revealing anything, the ending. The infamous ending. I love the ending in how it compliments the feeling of the story, but I can't watch it. It is so well done, and so wonderful in how it brings a finality to the story, but I always stop the movie right before. That being said, it is most worth watching, quite simply for the pure brilliance of it.
This movie tests boundaries, and pushes limits and is most definitely worth a viewing.
"As a species we're fundamentally insane. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another. Why do you think we invented politics and religion?" - Ollie