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It could have done with fewer plot devices, but it is ultimately far more satisfying than countless less ambitious and risky films.

It is an uncompromising family tale, one that's dark but lyrical and moving in its rendering of the ties that bind even the most dysfunctional families, despite valiant efforts to destroy them.

A film of rare beauty, lifted by some of the best acting you may see in any film this year.

It's clean and transparent, with no movie director tricks. The characters, not the montages, speak the loudest.

In the end, grips us precisely because its actors are so utterly absorbed in their roles, so unfettered and nakedly expressive. This is the kind of acting we always look for, but rarely see.

Behind the narrative twists and contrived dramatic complications is a searing and scary look at dysfunction.

A journey that goes from prosaic to existential. Director Hans Petter Moland's raw drama of father-daughter reconciliation features an excellent cast.

Headey, Skarsgård and Rampling flesh these people out marvelously, bringing them fully to life. It's almost a pity: The more real they become, the less pleasant is the time we spend with them.

The characters, irritating as they can be at first, grow on you as they grow up.

It's a raw, haunting experience.