The War Zone

Holy shit, that was dark. What a devastating movie, really hard to sit through.

Holy shit, that was dark. What a devastating movie, really hard to sit through.

Really difficult to articulate a review for this one, so hard to separate disgust from the theme and disgust for the project/form it ultimately takes on. There is certainly a sensitivity to the subject matter but there is also something that rings /off/ about the film's subjectivity grounded in the brother's POV. I would say there is a real lack of finesse in some parts? I do think that the idea of dysfunctional family enmeshment and the burden of secrecy are uniquely characterized here, especially with portraying the way that the neuroses of secrecy can never be fully repressed but rather end up exploding out of us in even further inappropriate bursts of misdirected emotion. 

Honestly surprisingly similar to Michael Haneke's style, I'm glad that Tim Roth was cast in his remake of Funny Games, but I do wonder what his career might have looked like had he kept on with directing.

Really difficult to articulate a review for this one, so hard to separate disgust from the theme and disgust for the project/form it ultimately takes on. There is certainly a sensitivity to the subject matter but there is also something that rings /off/ about the film's subjectivity grounded in the brother's POV. I would say there is a real lack of finesse in some parts? I do think that the idea of dysfunctional family enmeshment and the burden of secrecy are uniquely characterized here, especially with portraying the way that the neuroses of secrecy can never be fully repressed but rather end up exploding out of us in even further inappropriate bursts of misdirected emotion. 

Honestly surprisingly similar to Michael Haneke's style, I'm glad that Tim Roth was cast in his remake of Funny Games, but I do wonder what his career might have looked like had he kept on with directing.

insane peformances this movie hurt my stomach

insane peformances this movie hurt my stomach

this movie’s job was to make you disgusted and uncomfortable quite literally and it did just that. a film that brings to light very sensitive topics and displays them clearly but why was that girl almost always naked, that was over the top especially around family. one can go on about the pacing and filmography but this film should be individually rated, in my case.. not my cup of tea. definitely one of those i’ll never watch again in my life

this movie’s job was to make you disgusted and uncomfortable quite literally and it did just that. a film that brings to light very sensitive topics and displays them clearly but why was that girl almost always naked, that was over the top especially around family. one can go on about the pacing and filmography but this film should be individually rated, in my case.. not my cup of tea. definitely one of those i’ll never watch again in my life

Tim I understand why you never directed another film ever again but you could always do something a little more upbeat! 

(Actually the fact that this is the only film tim roth directed, as a survivor himself, makes this film all the more impactful and harrowing. Roth had a story to tell, one that is so often met with disgust, shame, and a refusal to look at - let alone to examine or understand - victims of this kind of abuse)

Tim I understand why you never directed another film ever again but you could always do something a little more upbeat! 

(Actually the fact that this is the only film tim roth directed, as a survivor himself, makes this film all the more impactful and harrowing. Roth had a story to tell, one that is so often met with disgust, shame, and a refusal to look at - let alone to examine or understand - victims of this kind of abuse)