There are lots of unrevealed pieces in the movie. You don't get any tension because there is no breathtaking scenes. You don't even get nervous enough. I don't know about being a mother but I personally don't think any mother would hug her boy who ruins her life and kills many innocent people including her daughter and husband she loves. I mean WTF was that. He killed your daughter with a BOW! How would you hug him for godsake?

This was obviously a vehicle for the amazing Tilda Swinton , one of my favorite actors, and she never lets you down. Her excellent acting carried the movie as well as that of John C Reilly and all of the actors playing Kevin. That being said, I found the screenplay disjointed and confusing. I've never been a fan of "time jumps" and this movie abounds with them. Kevin's age is obviously a clue as to what point of the story you're at as well as the length of Tilda's hair but it's still distracting. My personal feeling is that directors sometimes get too impressed with themselves and use these methods to show off their technique. Sadly, in this case, at the expense of the story. The 6 stars were strictly for the outstanding acting. Tilda is always worth watching.

In a time today, where an alarming rate of violence and acts of rage are outbreaking in our society ( school shootings being number one problem, in my opinion), We Need To Talk About Kevin is a very important film by todays standards. In can be difficult to watch, however, I loved the movie for mulitple reasons. All the actors and actresses nailed their roles, hands down! For people who shift all the blame on violent video games, music, TV shows when a violent act occurs by a child, I encourage you to watch this movie, and realize once and for all that this is not always the case. Nobody did anything to make this boy hateful, and so full of anger. The mother saw the signs, however, his facade was kept hidden very carefully from the father, who did not see the signs. Every time she wants to have the talk with dad about Kevin, he reassures that he is fine, he is just a kid, leave him alone. He's convinced nothing is wrong. He is wrong. Something is very, very wrong with Kevin. The movie explores an emotionally exhausted mother trying everything she can to bond with her troubled son, but he is showing no signs of interest, comfort, love, or caring towards his mother. He does not want to play with her. As he gets older, the tension does not go away, as the film carefully progresses through the stages of the childs life. From infancy, to the brutal act commited in his late teens, WNTTAK pulls no punches, and delivers the terrifying truth about some children today. Emotional, disturbing as hell, but it is a very important film for todays audience.

7 1/2"We need to talk about Kevin" is overall chilling and genuinely terrifying at times, especially after the first half of the movie. It basically shows us the genesis of a psychopath, but without really outlining the reasons behind this genesis or blaming anyone in particular : was it all his mother's fault , was it genetics', was it both? Hard to know. The greatness of this movie resides behind this doubt and a gorgeous directing.