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Date: 2007-10-09 00:16:59 User: azar thankssssssssssss Date: 2008-01-11 15:41:08 User: AlexOsipov With this film, Hollywood finally came of age. This is as devastatingly real as any indie or foreign film has ever been. Todd Field, screenwriter and director of the amazingly powerful 'In the Bedroom' several years ago, here exceeds himself, and has made a major masterpiece. Why did it only get Oscar nominations? It should have won them! Surely Kate Winslet has never delivered a more spectacular performance. The screenplay is one of the most brilliant in years, especially considering the way it successfully embraced a multi-stranded storyline. No tightrope-walker ever pulled off a more breathtaking display than this film, which could easily have fallen over the edge, but didn't. It was right on target, in every scene, and with every agonising heartbeat. The performance by Jackie Earle Haley is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement. He need never do anything else again, he has made history with the most naked performance ever. To do what he did took the most enormous courage. Patrick Wilson was perfection itself in his role. To call this one of the best films in years is not enough. How many weeks does it take to recover from the emotional shredding involved in watching it? The bubble-wrap has been ripped off of life here, and we see what beats beneath, and it is raw. This film ranks with 'La Strada' and other such classics. The technique of the ironic narrator works well, is used sparingly, and is perfectly judged. One is tempted to use the word 'perfect' to describe everything about this film. But why not? The music is especially good. The editing is crisp. Is there any flaw? I think not. The film contains an amusing discussion about 'Madame Bovary' by Flaubert, which is often said to be the most perfectly crafted of novels. One might apply the phrase 'perfectly crafted' to this film, which is Hollywood's very own 'Madame Bovary'. They should teach this movie in film schools. Can Todd Field possibly go on directing after penetrating the magnetosphere? Is there any level higher? Let's hope so. Don't keep us waiting too long, Todd.   You have to register to leave a comment...   Back to the Little Children movie download page