Sometimes there's a movie that just punches me in the gut. It reaches in and twists me up on such a deeply emotional level that I have great difficulty communicating about it afterward. The Angels in America miniseries was the last thing that did that for me, although that was a much more positive ending and message. There's so much pain in this movie, so many heartwrenching moments, and there aren't any answers. There's no resolution. There can't be, for something like this. All our two main characters can do is desperately cling to whatever they can get a hold of and hope to make it through each passing moment (Michael Sheen and Maria Bello give amazing, amazing performances here).
My initial plan for the evening involved moving on to another movie after this, but it somehow seems... wrong to watch anything else immediately after this. 4.5 stars (possibly moving up to 5 after it settles in my mind).
Best Part: It's impossible for me to choose, so I'm going to go with that early scene with the police talking to the parents - that was the moment that sold me on the movie.
Worst Part: I can't think of one right now. I genuinely can't.
FlickChart: #93, below The Lives of Others and above Stand By Me.
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