A difficult movie to watch, makes me scared of ever having kids.

it's VERY intense, but a great movie! tilda swinton and ezra miller are incredible actors.

Fantastic adaptation of a brilliant book that I'd always considered to be unfilmable.

Yes it's a difficult watch, but the intensity of the performances helps you through. The only reason I haven't given it ten is, compared to the book at least, at times it lacks a little subtlety but I can understand why as they needed to attract as wide an audience as possible for what is undoubtedly a tough sell to the mass market.

A good example is the scene of the actual 'incident' itself - while nothing is actually shown in violence terms I still felt it was more powerful without it - by that point everyone should know exactly what happened, without seeing it, and it felt a little like they were pandering to people whose attention had maybe wandered.

It's a minor nitpick though, as on the whole the film is a masterpiece of subtlety as it slowly reveals itself in all it's gut-wrencing horror. Essential viewing for all lovers of film, and even all prospective parents!

There's no twist at the end though!

Expected an atleast semi-realistic portrayal of a vulnerable child descending into madness due to unfortunate circumstances (like an actual school shooter). Instead i get an episode of Goosebumps where a mother gives birth to a literal demon child. Completely ridiculous and unbelievable.

Well shot, well acted. However I just couldn't buy the story and how weak or blind characters were. It just didn't capture me; even with nice story telling devices it just felt flat.
The 'twist' at the end is not a twist. The better ending would be her just walking away.

This is why I hate kids.

But seriously this is not an easy watch about a serious subject. Tilda Swinton and Ezra Miller are both fantastic. John C. Reilly showing why he is the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

More powerful than the first time watching it back in 2011, definitely a well made film with an all great cast. Ezra Miller needs to take up some villain roles.

The kid deserved to get his ass beat.

One of the worst things I've ever watched. The story is full of plot holes and the characters are not developed at all. While watching, you keep waiting for something unexpected to happen, but it never does and it just leaves you disappointed.

Don't get me wrong, I liked the atmosphere it provided, but the editing could be better and the story could benefit from that.

Also, I have my doubts on how psychologicaly accurate the film depicts Kevin, if he would have lived in real life I'm not so sure things would turn out the way they did.

Some people might like the film, but this was not for me.

Wow that was a beautifully shot, deeply uncomfortable movie to watch.

great and intense movie. ezra miller is an amazing actor.

This movie makes you hate unconditional love no matter who it comes from. That "paranoid and hysterical" treatment constantly given to female characters in the horror genre creates a greater helplessness in this film, perhaps because it's easy to empathize with frustrated motherhood and family bonds (though they don't resemble your own, I hope), or perhaps with her frustrated attempts to rebuild her life (perfectly performed by Tilda Swinton). Even so, I still want to hit that kid.