fantastic if you look twice

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2005)

Yes I guessed the twist, announced it accidentally, etc...but this did not manage to entirely ruin the experience for anyone watching.. in fact i soon felt the need to watch it over, swearing in the first scene that the boy's headstone reads a date in the late 19th century. it does, but that doesn't throw one far enough. upon a second viewing, the true beauty of the movie comes out - that of the mystery of human nature and the whole nature/nurture business. in that sense, the movie makes great assumptions and turns based on limited knowledge, presumed innocence and the full gamut of human emotion. i now own it and find facets of it i like each time i watch it - the movie is not a shocker but it is deeply layered and beautifully shot.