Day 320: We Need to Talk About Kevin

Directed By- Lynne Ramsay

Writer(s)- Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear; Based on the book by Lionel Shriver

Starring- Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, John C. Reilly

Run Time- 1 hr. 52 min.

Critics Review- "It's an arty horror movie set within the context of a dysfunctional family, focusing on the massively strained relationship between a conflicted mother and a sociopathic son."- Claudia Puig "USA Today"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 76% [CERTIFIED FRESH]  Audience- 79%

Out of a possible 5 stars- 4 stars

My Review- 

This movie in a way is kind of disturbing, but it also makes you think as well. The movie is told in a series of flashbacks and also present day. The way this movie is told is well done so we as the view can see why or try to find out why Kevin did what he did and is begs that question was it nature vs nurture for the him? The whole movie builds up these questions with certain events that takes place within the family leading up to the incident told in flashback form on what Kevin did, and why is mom was so paranoid of him. This whole movie is carried by Swinton, who is a great actress when she wants to be, than it is later carried by Ezra Miller's creepy whom I have only seen in the show Royal Pains which I liked him in, here he just creeped me out a lot even though he was not in the movie half the time. This a movie that most people will like and most people will not, I think mostly parents would possibly watch this movie (mothers more I would think). I think what was most haunting about the film is that the mother could do nothing in her power to help her son turn out they way he did, and most of the movie she tries to put the blame on herself. At times I wanted the movie to have more of when he was older when he committed his crime, but it was better to show was he was growing old what him and his mother went through and the strained relationship he had and the great relationship he had with his father played by the always surprising John C. Reilly. I do not want to say anymore and if I have spoiled some of it I apologize but this is a movie to add to the list of must watch, since it for one got an Academy Award nomination, but it also went a little unnoticed. I would like to express more on how I felt about watching this movie, but you should see for yourself and see what you think about this movie yourself.