Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

sergelamarche The story is simply not making any sense. Evil does not look like this at all. The relationships do not match anything sensical in real life. Nothing that the kid does would really lead to murder. We need a real story of mass killer but this is not it.

slayermom09 This was obviously a vehicle for the amazing Tilda Swinton , one of my favorite actors, and she never lets you down. Her excellent acting carried the movie as well as that of John C Reilly and all of the actors playing Kevin. That being said, I found the screenplay disjointed and confusing. I've never been a fan of "time jumps" and this movie abounds with them. Kevin's age is obviously a clue as to what point of the story you're at as well as the length of Tilda's hair but it's still distracting. My personal feeling is that directors sometimes get too impressed with themselves and use these methods to show off their technique. Sadly, in this case, at the expense of the story. The 6 stars were strictly for the outstanding acting. Tilda is always worth watching.

saramgia The primary problem with the story is that the novelist, screenplay writers, director, and audience don't understand parenting a psychopath. If you haven't born and raised your own psychopath, don't write about or direct it. The lack of authenticity comes from this primary problem. The other problems are in the randomly sequenced, redundant scenes, and extremely slow pace.

Stango Tigerfists This is not an easy film to watch, on any level. If, like me, you immediately begin arguing in your head with the director from the beginning, you will have to drag yourself through it. After about 30 minutes, I just had to roll with it, and it was ultimately rewarding.One of the things I ended up appreciating about the film was its stubborn resistance to giving the audience anything they have come to expect in this type of story. There is no preaching, no messaging, no resolution... just the starkness of the account. That touches on my primary criticism of the film, which I will return to later.A few great choices by the director that undermined any sentimentality or dog whistles to well-worn narratives and debates:The choice to make the dad useless. - The choice to make the setting a relatively wealthy family with apparently few temporal problems or concerns. - The choice to make the home large, impersonal and practically empty. - The choice to sidestep any political distractions of gun ownership. - The choice to portray the parents as highly imperfect or worse.A few minor criticisms:John C. Reilly's character was truly one inch deep with canned lines. He had two functions in the film - to frustrate the mother and to placate the child. And that is exactly what he did. No more, no less.The mother's workplace was too cartoonish and so were her co- workers. It's a crummy place to work full of losers. We get it. No really, stop, STOP, we get it!My primary criticism of the film, however, is that the director made the editing and the facade of the film a giant, unwelcome distraction. It's a gimmick. The story would have been MUCH more powerful had it been told quietly, but instead the entire film is almost dominated by (what I took as) nightmarish portrayals of the inner workings of the mother's mind. This is like the Marilyn Manson remix of what would otherwise be a very subversive and chilling film.