RELEASED: 2011, Cert.15 RUNNING TIME: Approx. 112 MINS DIRECTOR: Lynne Ramsay PRODUCERS: Jennifer Fox, Luc Roeg & Robert Salerno SCREENPLAY: Lynne Ramsay & Rory Kinnear INCIDENTAL MUSIC: Jonny Greenwood MAIN CAST:- Tilda Swinton as Eva John C Reilly as Franklin Rock Duer as Kevin when a toddler Jasper Newell as Kevin when an older child Ezra Miller as Kevin when a teenager Ashley Gerasimovich as Celia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FILM ONLY REVIEW Based on Lionel Shriver's novel (presumably of the same name), We ...  Read the complete review

Even before it was revealed, it was pretty obvious from the title and the shocking way that Tilda Swinton's character is treated in public, that Kevin has done something wrong. Terribly wrong. See, the contrast between Swinton in the flashbacks and the present makes for riveting stuff, even if ...Kevin makes for uncomfortable viewing. From the day that Kevin is born, he shows signs of manipulative behaviour, potraying himself as an angel to his adoring father, but showing his true nature to his uptight mother, Eva. That very uptight persona given off by Eva is exactly why the boy's father doesn't believe a word she is saying with regard to Kevin. As he ...  Read the complete review

I had heard a bit about this film when it came out and saw some positive ratings for it so I was interested to check it out for myself. I actually quite liked it and found it to be quite dramatic, well-done piece; my boyfriend struggled to sit through it and quite frankly hated it. We Need To Talk About Kevin was directed by Lynne Ramsay, who has worked on a couple of pieces but nothing I recognise. It's based on a novel by Lionel Shriver that sold millions of copies, and I would imagine the sales were further helped by the film adaptation. The flick basically falls in to an 'emotional thriller' category with a hint of psychological underpinnings. We're ...  Read the complete review

Star - Tilda Swinton Cert - 15 Run Time - 112 minutes Genre - Drama Country - UK/USA Awards - Golden Globe Nomination -------------------------------------------- The exploration of a parent's rejection of her own child is as emotive as you can get on film. Many young mums are close to cracking when the baby screams and screams and screams and if the man you love is out at work all day then how do you cope, especially if you want to be out at work and growing your own career. When you look very closely at infanticide and some cot death statistics it's not so much the baby's health that is the decisive factor but the social ...  Read the complete review

So I've just written a review of the book, with the same name, by Lionel Shriver and I felt it would be apt to follow it up with a review about the film. I saw the film before I read the book, last year when I was working at a cinema. I would pretty much go and see every film that was released and though I knew the book through my other job at a bookshop the hype for this film was relatively low key. There was little advertisement, in fact if I hadn't been working at the cinema I might never have seen it. The film premièred at the 2011 Cannes Film festival and has received really great critic and audience feedback. In the cinema it was one of those lesser ...  Read the complete review