
Eva's a mother trying to piece together her life following an incident caused by her odd child, Kevin. Once a successful writer, she's forced to take whatever comes her way, in spite of the increasingly bizarre and dangerous things Kevin says, or does.... (Full plot summary below)
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Eva's a mother trying to piece together her life following an incident caused by her odd child, Kevin. Once a successful writer, she's forced to take whatever comes her way, in spite of the increasingly bizarre and dangerous things Kevin says, or does.
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| Time OutJoshua RothkopfThe movie toggles between two periods-before and after a catastrophe-and, were it not for Swinton's magnetism, it would be unbearable. Instead, you'll want to stay for the wallop. |
| ScotsmanStephen ApplebaumThe film is the comeback fans of Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar will have been hoping for, and offers more proof that Ramsay is one of the most exciting and daring young directors around. |
| Time OutDave Calhoun'We Need To Talk About Kevin' is thought-provoking, confident and fearless. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerStunningly directed and brilliantly written, this is a haunting, provocative and emotionally devastating drama with an Oscar-worthy central performance from Tilda Swinton. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinIt shows you one thing then shows you another, and asks you to connect the dots to dizzying, ferocious effect. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsAlthough this is more a psychological drama than a horror in the traditional sense, it possesses an ability to shock that most modern chillers can't touch. |
| Cinema AutopsyThomas CaldwellThis is sensory and visceral cinema at its most compelling and expertly crafted. |
| MSN MoviesGlenn KennyView more MSN videosGo to MSN Video One of the most relentlessly and purposefully harrowing movies of the year... |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyIt's a gripping, grueling movie, but is it one most American parents will want to watch? Probably not, and I can't blame them. But is it one many American parents should see? Absolutely. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesWhat it does do, with stomach-freezing efficacy, is to swim around inside the pain of a parent whose child is a monster. |