Review of Never Let Me Go (2010) by Asif K — 10 Oct 2011

Never Let Me Go: As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.

I waited anxiously for this movie to come, and finally I saw it and yes I loved it. I haven't read the book but know a lot of great things about it, I wounder how excellent the book must be because I loved this movie. this was a very haunting and disturbing movie and one of the most melodramatic and sad movie I have seen lately. the movie starts and ends really well, and goes the way it should, I was never bored while watching this movie, my interest level was high the whole time while I was watching it.

Story of this movie is extremely different and very new, I have never ever seen anything like it. screenplay is very good moves along and never dull or hollow. its written very well. the cinematography is marvelous one of the best looking drama ever. art direction and costumes are excellent, exactly how they should be. Performances wise this movie was very good again, Carey Mulligan is extraordinary, she knows what she do and very good and excellent at her job, this character was made for her, she was just superb and she looked like a beauty queen wonderful looking fine young lady, I love her. Keira Knightley was good in some scenes, she plays a supporting character. she looked good also. good performance. on the other hand, the breakthrough young actor Andrew Garfield was excellent too, towards the end of this film, he looks and plays his character with superb grace and brilliance. some scenes really made me emotional if not made me cry.

Some how I felt like I was not connected that much to these characters but still I felt everything and every emotion shown. direction was excellent. there were some other supporting actors like Charlotte Rampling and Sally Hawkins, they were decent. this movie on the whole is very touching, thoughtful, depressing romantic drama. the impact of the emotion is slowly built and then... bang .... it never lets us go. a chilling and dramatic high school british romantic drama with a touch of sci fi. Brilliant, too good. Do watch.