Tilda Swinton d/ Lynne Ramsey
Stylized modernistic take on the school shooting phenomenon. Told in jumbled-up time it takes quite a while to figure out what's going on. But it eventually becomes clear and ends up being very disturbing indeed.
Virtually a one-woman show...TS is on screen for every shot as she re-enacts the distressing experience of raising and trying to deal with a monster child and trying to cope with the aftermath of his mass murders. The kid is bewildering...what can you do with a bad seed?...but focusing entirely on her seemed wrong-headed to me. She was just one of his victims. But I recognize that most people question the role of the parents in these cases.
Ramsey's developed nicely since Ratcatcher and Morvern Caller. This film is provocative, stylish and much more intriguing than previous attempts (Elephant) at dealing with this issue.
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