And that about sums it up. Thank you all for coming - I'm out!
Seriously though. Director Steve McQueen just keeps getting better and better. While I am confident I would not recommend Hunger to anyone, gosh darn if the film wasn't beautifully shot. Pretty sure I wouldn't tell most people they should see Shame, but the story is intriguing (if not of edgy material) and the filming of rare quality. And now you have this gem - also hard to watch, also impeccably shot.
Take any, absolutely any aspect of this film and you would be hard pressed to find a challenger. The acting. The storytelling. The editing. The sound design. The finesse of how all these elements danced together to form those perfect moments. The subject matter may be hard to watch, but if for only just the one time you should take yourself there. This film is a work of art if I ever saw one.
