Now this is a movie!

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2006)

This movie was not quite what I was expecting. It was even better by a few leaps and bounds. There was nothing cliché about it. Even at the end there was no real good guy or bad guy. No clear moral lesson. The characters and story were kept very human. What I thought might end up a fantastical unbelievable story was very real and even thought provoking. There was only one fantastical element to the film but it was still presented in such a way as to not take away from the characters themselves and the drama between them. The acting was also very impressive. I never doubted the characters for a minute. Not a one. The run time is kind of long. However,unlike Peter Jackson's King Kong I was never bored, never just waiting for the story to pick up. I don't see how it could be a serious complaint and really it's the only thing approaching one that I've heard about this great film. I really have no complaints about this movie. If you have not had the pleasure of seeing it I highly recommend you do.