Movie of the week!

Since I haven't posted anything in a few days (I'm working on a list at the moment! Maybe we'll see it in the next few days?), I might as well post something. Keep the content coming, they say! The subject title says it all, this is my movie of the week!

We Need To Talk About Kevin [2011]

If you haven't had a chance to see Lynne Ramsay's finest film to date, We Need To Talk About Kevin, I recommend you rectify that situation. It's a hauntingly beautiful portrait of parenthood GONE WRONG (sorry, everything is an exploitative Fox TV special in my head) and it mirrors every fear I have about the subject. As fascinating as the story is, and as wonderful as Tilda Swinton is in the film, I'd recommend watching it just for the masterful visual storytelling. Ramsay's use of lighting and color (pay attention to the reds, blues, and yellows) to accentuate guilt and story is some of the best display of the technique I've seen in recent film. It's been nearly a week since I first watched it and it's still present in my mind and it'll likely stick with you for a long time.

I thought about giving the film some sort of gimmicky rating, but my ms paint pictures are already my gimmick. Can one have two gimmicks and still be okay? I don't know. But I give this movie FOUR BAD MOMMIES AND DADDIES OUT OF FIVE.