Review of Detachment (2011) by Kinohi N — 14 Dec 2016

The movie as a whole lacks in places and is trying to be rather profound in its bleakness, sometimes perhaps unnecessarily so. To many the pure angst emanating from every character might be perceived as a demerit, however, I think the human aspect was handled as it was supposed to - with a certain level of raw detachment.

There is anger trembling in the margins of the storytelling, desolation, pain. You needn't always gloss over abuse, abandonment, hate, anguish out of fear of overtaking the viewer's emotions with despair. Life is hard, harder for others. Bad things happen. Here they are. Watch. And if you feel something then consider your time spent successfully.

If anything you get to enjoy stellar acting by the whole ensemble - especially Mr. Brody who is simply breathtaking in this one.