Too Dark Thirty

Rating: 4/10 (19 December 2012)

It starts with 911 calls from 9/11 and moves right into the torture of prisoners. The first five minutes will have some running for the exits. Kathryn Bigelow, award winner for "The Hurt Locker" directs this hard to watch movie.
Jessica Chastain is an outstanding actress and will be recognized this award season. Lesser known actors give a sense of reality that is lost with the appearance of James Gandolfini.
Even though going in you know what the movie is about and how that comes out, it is brutal to watch. It is an outstanding achievement in movie making and it will garner a slew of technical nominations.
If you go to a movie to shut your eyes this is for you. It is too long, too dark and not a good time at the movies.