• Beatrice Folque

    ★★★★½ Watched by Beatrice Folque 17 Jun, 2013

    My favourite Adrien Brody's film from what I've seen . Such an amazing cast , such an amazing story

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  • hansvanderveeke

    ★★★★ Watched by hansvanderveeke 14 Jun, 2013

    Impressive movie. Beautifully shot. How can so much pain, loneliness and sorrow be expressed just by acting?

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  • Rudi

    ★★★★ Watched by Rudi 13 Jun, 2013

    Documentary like movie about teachers on a school for pupils of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Adrien Brody delivers a top acting performance as one of the teachers on this school.

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  • Georgia

    ★★★½ Watched by Georgia 11 Jun, 2013

    i forgive you, adrien brody

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  • mcnunkee

    ★★★★ Watched by mcnunkee 09 Jun, 2013

    Geez, this is a hard-hitting movie. Don't watch it if you don't feel like feeling. Not good feelings, either. Deep, emotional emotions. An excellent movie.

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  • Esteban Gonzalez

    ★★★½ Added by Esteban Gonzalez

    ¨A child's intelligent heart can fathom the depth of many dark places, but can it fathom the delicate moment of its own detachment? ¨

    Detachment is a very interesting film although I wouldn't say it`s entertaining. It raises a lot of questions and social issues without giving many answers, but it does make us aware of many problems that our society is facing when it comes to the educational system and parents lack of involvement in it. I thought Detachment…

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  • Forrest Ellsworth

    ★★★ Watched by Forrest Ellsworth 02 Jun, 2013

    #4 in the June Challenge

    First, a litte background info. My grandpa used to teach at a tough inner-city school filled with kids much like the ones in this film (or so I've been told). He taught the kids whose parents passed them off onto teachers just so they didn't have to be around them all the time. He taught the kids who were, in society's eyes, the world's future drug-addicts, dealers, and rapists. No child is born evil. No…

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  • Paul Dyson

    ★★★½ Watched by Paul Dyson 12 May, 2013

    Many films about alienation or an inability to emotionally connect are very hard to get one with. Not this one. Its a bit melodramatic in places but it manages to be a very engaging film about disengagement.

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  • PaRaP

    ★★★½ Watched by PaRaP 16 May, 2013

    Todo apesta. Y la mejor solución cuando todo apesta es sumergirse en la mierda hasta el fondo, hasta ese punto dulce en que uno crea tolerancia al olor y, simplemente, sobrelleva su existencia.

    Esto es lo que nos cuenta Tony Kaye usando una historia que ya hemos visto, pero nunca contada desde un ángulo tan deprimente, falto de esperanza y, por qué no decirlo, excesivo.

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  • cheese freeak

    ★★★ Watched by cheese freeak 15 May, 2013

    well... shit...

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  • Ryan Ianni

    ★★★ Watched by Ryan Ianni 14 May, 2013

    This movie was too cynical for me to really enjoy it, or the characters that pervaded it. While Adrien Brody gives a solid, brooding performance, he didn't feel like a full character. He, along with most everyone else, felt, as the title would suggest, too detached from everyday life. The people here are depicted in a dichotomy of both ultra-emotinal beings and simultaneously hollow, vacant shells, incapable of really connecting with anyone. This duality made the film overall seem too…

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  • javera

    ★★★★ Watched by javera 08 May, 2013

    Interesting film, if a bit psychedelic at times. I would definitely like to see it again.

    I watched it with my girlfriend and we had completely opposite takes on how the story concludes - it just shows that the film is quite open to interpretations. Also, it sparked a long discussion about the role of teachers. I really like when the experience with a film extends to after the end-credits.

    Had some flaws (could not believe the behaviour/reactions of some of the characters) but worth watching none-the-less

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