Confessions (2010)

Sadly Over-hyped

A Major Disappointment

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This has been a film that has had great reviews and I thought I would check it out. I liked most of it. The acting was solid. The atmosphere was somber. The story was decent. My only problem with this was that it was moving so slow. I understand that pace was set that way to help with the character builds but it just seem that some of it was dragging by. It was a good revenge film it just needed to pick up the pace.

This is a superb film. It presents a cast of narcissistic sociopaths, casual child killers, and psychological torturers, so that initially we feel only revulsion- we want all of the characters to be punished. But as the plot unfolds, as we learn the back story and "confession" of each character, we realize that their narcissism actually derives from the basic narcissistic concept of "family" itself. We care about our children but not those of others, our parents but not the parents of others- our family is not to be judged by outsiders. Only *we* are allowed to judge and hate the members of our own family. The empathy these "confessions" engender for the characters in no way takes away from the horror of their murderous sociopathy. By explaining the genesis, the logic, of their sociopathy, the characters become more human- less monstrous- and in this respect they become even more terrifying. The film's poetic style is ingeniously contrapuntal: its use of flashback, foreshadowing, slow motion, and music is ethereal and poetic, and ironically functions to increase, rather than soften, the true horror of the story. I think this is a masterpiece- 10/10 for me.

Two hours of my life lost, then I came to IMDb to see what are the other movies from the same Director and what? Good reviews? What's wrong in people? I don't understand why so many stars. There's nothing interesting in this movie apart for the music. Is it the plot interesting by any chance? Not it isn't. It doesn't work well, it's boring and insane. Using some weird shots, fast speed, slow motion and a jumping editing along with a good dramatic music doesn't make this director a good director. It's not all about creating a style, if the style is neither useful nor tailored for the story.And what about all that talking? I thought cinema was something regarding images and sound. Otherwise I would listen to the radio. For me crap.

Confessions is dark. Really dark. After watching this movie, I felt empty to the core, and I've seen a lot. This is the story of some people narrating their horrible confession to the viewer. It starts as a pretty straight-forward vengeance plot, but it quickly builds to something much bigger. Our opinion on the characters shift from love to hate every minute and even at the end, we're not exactly sure what to think of them and their actions, and it leaves you empty.The direction of the movie is astonishing. It is not the gift-wrapped-easy-to-watch movie we see everyday. It feels as if the movie was filmed from point A to Z in slow-motion and it sets a pace I've never truly seen before. It was refreshing and gutsy, yet incredibly good. Not only it is refreshing, it also is delightful to watch (special effects are great). The music helps build this pace perfectly and we "really" feel like we're watching a thriller all along. The acting is also fabulous.I recommend this to pretty much everyone who enjoys dark themes, whatever you may like. Be it horror, psychological thriller, drama or anything. It's a slow-motion explosion of serious dark themes, refreshing ideas, beauty and horror.