Skip to main content
⚠️

Hold Up!

🎬 I'm NOT your casual movie reviewer!

I don't do plot overviews or safe, spoiler-free summaries. For that stuff, there's Wikipedia.

What I DO: I share my raw, unfiltered experience and thoughts on movies and TV shows. That means MAJOR SPOILERS could hit you in the very first line of any review.

I talk about films the way you'd chat with a friend who's already seen them. No dancing around plot points. No vague hints. Just honest, spoiler-filled conversation.

You've been warned. Now let's have a real talk about movies! 🍿

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) movie poster
We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 British-American psychological thriller drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay, and adapted from Lionel Shriver's novel of the same name. A long process of development and financing began in 2005, with filming commencing in April 2010. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011. Tilda Swinton was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild and the BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.

Freddy and Krasnaya Movie Review
***SPOILER ALERT***

The Struggle to Love a "Fucked-up-from-birth" Kid


FREDDY:
The problem was that nobody talked about Kevin! Best movie title ever. A very thrilling film that tells the story of a fucked-up-from-birth kid and his mother's struggle to love him. Very cool flashback scenes and creepy music, and sometimes happy popular songs. Excellent soundtrack.
KRASNAYA:
Oh, how I love films like this one, with a psychological background, when you always have something to think about. This movie will give you plenty of moments for wondering about Kevin and his mom.
DIRECTOR AND ACTORS SPEAKING

A Creepy Cast and Symbolic Storytelling


FREDDY:
Everyone has already mentioned this, but again, Tilda Swinton is amazing. All the boys playing Kevin were creepy as hell. A very good cast. John C. Reilly is not important in the film, but I just love that guy. This movie delivers a very cool suspense and light horror ambient. I find it also worth a second viewing, so I will probably buy the DVD.
KRASNAYA:
Once watching the trailer, I got immediately interested in this film, especially because the main role is played by one of my favorite actresses - Tilda Swinton. So Tilda here is amazing. I loved watching her; she can play wonderfully even with only the movements of her eyes, btw I will never forget her eyes in "The Grand Budapest Hotel". Ezra Miller also did a great job... looking at his character indifferently was just impossible for me.
EZRA MILLER INTERVIEW

Interpreting the Devil: Music and Symbolism


KRASNAYA:
Loved the way the film was shot, with flashbacks to Eva's past and present. At the beginning, I didn't get what was going on. But after that, the whole picture kept, getting clearer and clearer, and of course, as a big fan of symbolism in films, I was enjoying the little things that the director put in there. The choice of music in this film is also interesting. I can't find any funny or happy moments there, but the music was mostly uplifting American pop and country tunes. I recommend this movie for you to try to find the answer to why is this kid the devil.
FREDDY:
It's intriguing, and I was left wondering in the end if Kevin didn't do all of that because of an Oedipus complex. All that hate for his mother maybe came from his jealousy. The specificity of the killings gave me this hint also. Anyway, that's my interpretation and it's cool when a movie leaves you wondering why? Go watch it.
LIONEL SHRIVER TALKS ABOUT THE NOVEL

Krasnaya's Score

90/100

Freddy's Score

79/100
FINAL SCORE


Our blog is updated every day at 21:00 (WEST).
More from Cine It

Drama Movies List
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hipsters (2008)

Stilyagi is a 2008 Russian musical comedy-drama film directed by Valery Todorovsky. It won several Golden Eagle Awards and Nika Awards, including Best Film in both. In Russia, it has become a cult film, as most of its score consists of covers of 1980s and 1990s Russian rock music from bands such as Bravo, Nautilus Pompilius, Nol and the Red Elvises. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilyagi_(film) While the Cold War heats up on the world stage, rebellious youth in 1955 Moscow wage a cultural battle against dismal Soviet conformity, donning brightly colored black-market clothing, adopting American nicknames and reveling in forbidden jazz. Straight-laced 20-year-old Communist Mels finds these brazen 'hipsters' shocking until he falls under the spell of one, namely Polly, and joins the new revolution. Soon he's a peacock, cavorting in the latest flashy fashions, sporting an enormous pompadour and wailing on the saxophone. source: http://www.imdb.com/title...
Post a Comment
Click to read

Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Plot Summary: Ling Ling Fat is a royal bodyguard who specializes in inventing rather than martial arts. When a conspiracy threatens the Emperor, Ling must use his wits, inventions, and hidden talents to defeat a pair of supernatural villains and save the kingdom. Director: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok Screenplay: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok, Edmund Liu Producers: Wong Jing Music: Tats Lau Cinematography: Lee Kin-keung Editor:   Kwong Chi-leung Starring: Stephen Chow as Ling Ling Fat Carman Lee as Gum Tso Carina Lau as Kar-Ling Cheung Tat-ming as Emperor Yuen Cheung-yan as No Face's Wife Law Kar-ying as Fat Yan Shun-Yee Yuen as Two Face   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Starting Stephen Chow's Wild Ride Hello plebs! A while back, when I asked for Chinese movie recommendations on Red Note, Stephen Chow's name kept pop...
Post a Comment
Click to read

King of the Children (1987)

Plot Summary: Set during China's Cultural Revolution, The King of Children tells the story of Lao Gan, an educated youth sent to a remote village in the Yunnan-Guizhou region to work as a teacher. Director: Chen Kaige Producers: Xi'An Film Studio Screenplay: Adapted from Ah Cheng's novella with the same name Starring: Xie Yuan as Lao Gan Chen Shaohua as Principal Chen Yang Xuewen as Wang Fu   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Jumping Into Chinese Cinema Blindfolded Hey everyone. So, back in January, the internet had a little moment, and suddenly, millions of Americans rushed to a Chinese social media app called Red Note. I got curious, joined in, and ended up discovering a whole new world of culture thanks to some incredibly welcoming Chinese users. Naturally, I decided to ask for movie recommendations, and wow, they flooded in. But despite all the amazing suggestion...
Post a Comment
Click to read

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Plot Summary: In 1940s Shanghai, a wannabe gangster named Sing aspires to join the notorious Axe Gang. His bungled attempt to extort the residents of Pig Sty Alley inadvertently leads to a gang war that gradually reveals surprising martial arts masters hiding among the slum's humble residents. Directors: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, Tsang Kan-cheung Story by: Stephen Chow Cinematography: Poon Hang-sang Edited by: Angie Lam Music by: Raymond Wong Starring: Stephen Chow as Sing Danny Chan as Brother Sum Yuen Qiu as Landlady Yuen Wah as Landlord Leung Siu-lung as Beast Xing Yu as Coolie Chiu Chi-ling as Tailor Dong Zhihua as Donut Lam Chi-chung as Bone Huang Shengyi as Fong Tin Kai-man as Adviser Gar Hong-hay and Fung Hak-on as Harpists Introduction: A ...
Post a Comment
Click to read

Last Night in Soho (2021)

Last Night in Soho is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed by Edgar Wright and co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp and Diana Rigg. It marks the final film appearances of Rigg and Margaret Nolan, who both died in 2020. The film is dedicated to the memories of Rigg and Nolan. The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards, including Outstanding British. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Night_in_Soho An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9639470/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** 60s Glamour Meets Psychological Horror KRASNAYA: Hello everyone! Today we plunged into ...
Post a Comment
Click to read

The Hunger (1983)

The Hunger is a 1983 supernatural horror film directed by Tony Scott, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and United States, the film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber, with a screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas. The film's special effects were handled by make-up effects artist Dick Smith. After premiering at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, The Hunger was released in the spring of 1983 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Though it received a mixed critical response, the film has accrued a cult following within the goth subculture in the years since its release. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_(1983_film) A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon). source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085701/ **...
3 comments
Click to read