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We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011 Directed by Lynne Ramsay

The mother of a teenage sociopath who went on a high-school killing spree recalls her son's deranged behavior during childhood, as she deals with her grief.

John C. Reilly Tilda Swinton Ezra Miller Siobhan Fallon Jasper Newell Rock Duer Ashley Gerasimovich Alex Manette Kenneth Franklin Leslie Lyles

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Review by Hollie Horror ★★★★½ 27

Tilda Swinton is the perfect actress in my eyes. You must be a chameleon adapting to whatever role is given to you. It is not just in her slightly androgynous appearance and demeanor but in her natural gift to act, she is perfect.

Like a wounded and terrified animal running on guilt and hindsight, Eva (Swinton) is barely living, flinching at the sound of her own name.

The United States has had its fair share of massacres at schools across the country. There have also been numerous films made, some based on reality, others in fantasy but the one thing they all have in common is the exploitative nature, focusing on the massacre itself. This is where We Need to…
Review by Bruno ★★★★ 14

Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin is a compelling drama, being also a very unsettling experience throughout its whole running time. The story unfolds in flashbacks and you simultaneously see how the past events affect the life of Eva in the present day. I liked how the director goes back and forth in time as I find it a very effective way of making the viewer constantly intrigued and filled with suspense. Tilda Swinton gives a powerful performance, showing all the frustrations and detachment of the mother towards her son. Ezra Miller brilliantly incorporates true evil, always giving me the chills and making me uncomfortable. We Need to Talk About Kevin is one of the most disturbing films I've watched and I am definitely investigating more of Ramsay's work in the near future.
Review by DirkH ★★★★ 74

The main reason I put off watching this for so long is its source material. Lionel Shriver's novel is an amazing piece of fiction that gnaws on your soul by asking the toughest questions imaginable without granting its readers the comfort of easy answers. It explores the age old discussion on nature versus nurture. It does so by relating a story about a boy committing an evil deed, presented through a series of letters written by the boy‘s mother. She is constantly asking herself whether it is her fault that her son is the way he is or whether he was born evil. It also shows how something like a high-school shooting affects a community, but moreover the family members…
Review by Jeff ★★★ 8

Excellent film to watch with your wife and 10-day-old son on a sunny, Sunday afternoon.
Review by there is no howie only zuul ★★★★ 1

what i REALLY wanna talk about is how miss. lynne ramsay expects me to believe that john c reilly and tilda swinton made EZRA MILLER??? What.... what?? thats the real fuckin mystery yall lets talk about THAT
Review by Lucy ★★★★

do we really need to talk about him though? do we really?

Recent reviews

Review by Khris Graves ★★★★½

I've never had so much hate for a fictional character in my life. I must've said "fuck Kevin" more than a dozen times. Tilda Swinton gives a masterful performance as usual. First film in a while that left me speechless as the credits started to roll. Crazy stuff....
Review by Ben ★★★

Was at it's best in the more non-linear sections in the beginning. Once the film becomes more linear and focuses on the overacted Kevin, the film sort of drags.
Review by soph ★★★½

i felt so bad for this lady the entire time also ezra is a gift to this world
Review by AROSESNDVL

some of the best color use in a film i've ever seen. also the best child performances one can hope for, even the baby conveyed emotion well and they all really looked like erza miller like great casting
i would add this movie to my favorites bc it's such a filmé but that would give off the wrong message
Review by kumakuma ★★★★★

I can't say I understand it fully but i still loved the movie and ezra being a real sociopath . i want to read the book soon maybe I'll figure out stuff I didn't see in the movie.
Review by gaylen ★★★★★

i can't see a reason not to love this movie besides the fact that the first 50 minutes of it made me feel like i didnt exist
Review by Sara ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The didn't fucking talk about Kevin.
Review by yaldish ★★★★★

8.9
Review by Luis Martinez Muelas ★★½

No, we don't.