Tilda Swinton plays the mother of a very troubled teenage son who commits a terrible act. The film shows her current story while also showing the life of her son in flashback beginning with his infancy when he was always a problem child despite his parents' best efforts.
Director Lynne Ramsay is successful in using many interesting techniques in storytelling especially when time changes take place. The trouble is the story itself. It is certainly not flawed; it's just very difficult and uncomfortable. These stories are certainly worthy of being told but if there is little or no redeeming value or understanding by the end, it's difficult to believe the discomfort was worth the trouble - especially in some early scenes when someone is wrongly persecuted for being made guilty by association. - dbamateurcritic
Director Lynne Ramsay is successful in using many interesting techniques in storytelling especially when time changes take place. The trouble is the story itself. It is certainly not flawed; it's just very difficult and uncomfortable. These stories are certainly worthy of being told but if there is little or no redeeming value or understanding by the end, it's difficult to believe the discomfort was worth the trouble - especially in some early scenes when someone is wrongly persecuted for being made guilty by association. - dbamateurcritic