More Than Expected

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2008)

Picking this up from the video store (while sick as a dog I might add) I knew it was a Guillermo del Toro production which gives it a little more shelf-cred than most choices. All I can say is the first 80 minutes scared the holy hell out of me (even though I sorta saw a couple things coming) and the last 20 almost made me cry out loud. Atmospheric? Check. Skillfully directed? Check. Fantastic performances from the lead actors? Check. Unbelievably morbid? You have no idea - but that morbidity only enhances how truly moving the end of the film is. If we had even ONE movie per month hit theaters with this much class, the world would be much easier to live through on tough days.