cupid_132
Very strong film. Not for the faint hearted.
I loved the story, I loved the players who gave a great game especially Dakota Fanning and Guy Pierce.
Emília Jones was also good.A long film but definitely catches you right from the start
mattis-20486
A movie is supposed to deliver some kind of sense morale, or at least something sustainable impression...This one only delivers depression.
marks662
I always hate it when a movie or television episode portrays a "religious" person as being demented (like in Carrie, for example), and misquotes the Bible, saying that it says they can mistreat people. And then when some people see that, it reinforces their belief that Christians are bad and the Bible tells people to do bad things. And this one is one of the worst that I've seen (if not the worst). One of the main reasons I wanted to see the movie was because Dakota Fanning is in it. But I knew that she was raised as a Southern Baptist, so she would have known that the way the script was written went against proper scriptural meaning. But, maybe she was denouncing her Christian upbringing and was more interested in having a leading role. She did a decent job as a troubled mute, but the writing and content overwhelms any good acting and scenery. One positive thing I can say about it is that I liked that it was in parts because it made it easier to watch it in two nights.
dr-cheyno
My god this is becoming a serious problem on this site. Whether they are religious or just plain narrow minded (or both) i can only assume.
Maybe you were expecting a PG drama? Do a tiny google search for crying out loud.
This a slow thriller. It starts off slowly, and doesn't tell you everything until about half way through.
Brilliant performance by Guy Pearce. Seriously some of his best ever work. This is a sick, violent & very well made R rated thriller.
Once again i must implore among the people reading these reviews to not pay attention to religious fanatics down voting this movie.
Oh no, there's a crazy perverted priest. Not a priest..
History is full of religious wars, priests preying on the weak and innocent. If there was no religion, the world would be a far, far better place in my opinion.
All it does is divide people and create war. Sure, i know plenty of fantastic people who are religious. But like any race/religion we all have a mix of beautiful & ugly people.
Back to the movie..
For the first 20-30mins you will be saying to yourself "What the **** is going on?"
But trust me, you will be rewarded. Half way through, the movie delves into the past and explains everything.
A very, very solid & savage thriller. My favorite type of movie :)As per usual on my reviews. Please people, do some homework. I don't enjoy cheesy romance movies, but if i do watch one by accident i don't review it like a piece of garbage. For the genre i'm sure those movies were quite good, even great..
Not liking a genre gives you no right to vote/review it. As your opinion is tainted before you even watch it.Dark, gripping, violent, sick & i loved every minute of it.