***NO SPECIFIC PLOT OR STORY SPOILERS, BUT STRONG ADVICE GIVEN DUE TO MY FEELINGS ABOUT ENDING---FYI***
I don't think I have ever utterly despised a movie I watched in its entirety as much as this tale of revenge and inhumanity ending in the most cruel and heartless scene I have ever witnessed in film. I felt something suddenly die in me in one instant, and I don't think it has come back yet. The movie hooks you effectively enough with the plot device mentioned in the title, and pulls you along for a while by gradually raising the stakes and building suspense, keeping the viewer rooting for seemingly decent enough people, who may or may not be.
Sooner or later, the viewer will finally ask him or herself "how the h*ll did I wade this far into sheer cr@p???", and suddenly, before you can make your exit -- it will be too late. And you will regret what you have seen for the rest of your life. Please, PLEASE, do not be tempted to go here. Or if you must, do so, but you may trust me forever after.
On the basis that this movie has made a lasting, unshakable, impression on me, I am giving it two stars, though my logic on this choice is open to debate.
I don't think I have ever utterly despised a movie I watched in its entirety as much as this tale of revenge and inhumanity ending in the most cruel and heartless scene I have ever witnessed in film. I felt something suddenly die in me in one instant, and I don't think it has come back yet. The movie hooks you effectively enough with the plot device mentioned in the title, and pulls you along for a while by gradually raising the stakes and building suspense, keeping the viewer rooting for seemingly decent enough people, who may or may not be.
Sooner or later, the viewer will finally ask him or herself "how the h*ll did I wade this far into sheer cr@p???", and suddenly, before you can make your exit -- it will be too late. And you will regret what you have seen for the rest of your life. Please, PLEASE, do not be tempted to go here. Or if you must, do so, but you may trust me forever after.
On the basis that this movie has made a lasting, unshakable, impression on me, I am giving it two stars, though my logic on this choice is open to debate.