ostihlman

This is such a compelling film, I was not really prepared for what I saw. I had read some reviews and watched the trrailer but it did absolutely nothing to prepare me for the sheer realness, tragedy and depravity that is thrown at us with no holding back. It deeply affected me the rest of the year after watching it last april. This film is so real that it actually leaves me thinking are they actors or is this a real life documentary? Obviously we know they're actors and most did not do anything else after or before this film. It's a one hit wonder really in many ways. Anyway the reviews on here say it all better than I can so no point me stating the obvious. One thing I want to point out that no one else seems to have picked up on is why are we not shown the whole film? I was quite disappointed at the end to see it had just ticked over the 2 hour mark and it should have gone on another 15mins! There are mentions of cuts being made for its release but only a few seconds. It seems for some strange reason the DVD releases are 2hrs but the orginal theatrical versions were either 130mins or 138mins.

I agree totally with the high reviews here, but the low reviews are from people who just don't get it, never been through what the film portrays or don't appreciate that other people do go through this stuff. It touches my heart & soul this film. Shawn just got it 100% accurate unlike the majority of other film makers. Everything here is perfect, well ok the soundtrack could have been a little better and thats the ONLY reason i give it a 9 rather than 10. The acting, production, directing and writing are as good as it ever gets. Yes its storyline is a depressing one but he adds some fantastic humour to it to keep it from being too depressing. Another great thing is its not predictable, its impossible to turn away. And also the way that its set over one night is somehow mesmerising. I think most people would like this film but its going to really touch the people who have loved & lost, been very low, had family issues, drug problems or a combination of these. I cannot recommend this one highly enough, it changed my life knowing that people out there understand this stuff and can portray it so beautifully x.