Secrets & Lies

Well, this was brilliant. And Mike Leigh was too. This guy is just so interesting, so passionate, so clever, and meticulous. The movie and the guy took my breath away. One thing that struck me—and he probably said it time and again, so I apologize for the repetition—is that there was no script (in the beginning at least). He "scripts through rehearsal" (real quote). The actors decided to do the movie, before there even was a movie. I mean, how incredible is that? All the characters are so well thought out, so well made. All the situations, the feelings, the relationships. It just grabs you by the guts and doesn’t let go.