I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.