BRIEF THOUGHTS: Little Children
Director: Todd Field
Starring: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley
Plot: This sexual drama follows the lives of Brad and Sarah, each married, and their passionate affair and how it affects their lives. Meanwhile, their neighborhood struggles to cope with a recently-released sex offender who moves into the area.
Thoughts: Fuck. I'm not in the habit of cursing, but that is the only word that can adequately describe my thoughts when the credits began to roll on this film. This film is heavy. It's like a combination of Fight Club, The Woodsman and Desperate Housewives. There's so many themes being strewn around my brain felt like it was going to overload. Each of the main characters is tremendously flawed, and each is sympathetic in their own way. This film dares to go where most are afraid to go, and the result is the darkest character study of the year. Other than the occasionally annoying voice-over, pretty much everything in this film works. It's one of those films I would say is excellent, yet not the kind you find yourself wanting to go back to, unless it's to analyze all of the stuff the filmmakers are trying to communicate. Definitely not for everyone, but worth seeing if you're a fan of good directing.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley
Plot: This sexual drama follows the lives of Brad and Sarah, each married, and their passionate affair and how it affects their lives. Meanwhile, their neighborhood struggles to cope with a recently-released sex offender who moves into the area.
Thoughts: Fuck. I'm not in the habit of cursing, but that is the only word that can adequately describe my thoughts when the credits began to roll on this film. This film is heavy. It's like a combination of Fight Club, The Woodsman and Desperate Housewives. There's so many themes being strewn around my brain felt like it was going to overload. Each of the main characters is tremendously flawed, and each is sympathetic in their own way. This film dares to go where most are afraid to go, and the result is the darkest character study of the year. Other than the occasionally annoying voice-over, pretty much everything in this film works. It's one of those films I would say is excellent, yet not the kind you find yourself wanting to go back to, unless it's to analyze all of the stuff the filmmakers are trying to communicate. Definitely not for everyone, but worth seeing if you're a fan of good directing.
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