Review of We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) by Mickey — 21 Jan 2012
Less a "Bad Seed" rehash than an indictment of contemporary parenting skills, "Kevin" made my skin crawl on many levels. The outer need for perfection while the interior is crumbling, the idea that because a couple CAN have a child, they should, the unwillingness to actually TALK about Kevin.
.. all of this leads to the creation of monster--but that creation is inevitable. Far smarter than most will give this film for, see it and watch it carefully. Until the final, horrific moments, is Kevin the monster, or are his parents? Who created whom? This is a chilling film guaranteed to haunt, and Swinton's performance is perfection.
Understated and genuine, she is genius.
This review of We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) was written by Mickey on 21 Jan 2012.
We Need to Talk About Kevin has generally received positive reviews.
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