Brougher films with a sharp-eyed, vulnerable, yet combative sense of symbolism that nonetheless sticks close to the drama's physical specifics.

| Mar 28, 2021

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2008

Stephanie Daley stands out for Amber Tamblyn's (The Grudge 2, Joan of Arcadia) unbelievable performance in the title role.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 26, 2008

There's a rawness to [it]...it paints slick composition and beautiful, bleeding color on the kind of story about sex and faith that no one has told well in a while.

| Feb 1, 2008

Sobering infanticide drama is too much for kids.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 22, 2007

Cleverly conceived, coolly plotted and driven by two splendid performances, this second feature by indie writer-director Brougher (her first shown here) is hampered by a jarringly abrupt ending that suggests a failure of nerve.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 28, 2007

Thought-provoking and mesmerising.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 21, 2007

As joyless as it may be, it's still a brilliant emotional experience.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Sep 12, 2007

boils a rambunctious issue down to the personal bruises

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 10, 2007

Filled with emotional pain, it's a perceptive, truthful film interested not in passing judgement, but rather in exploring the truth about relationships, pregnancy and life.

Full Review | Original Score: 80/100 | Sep 3, 2007

not a great deal that is dramatic happens in the film, but it is that accrual of small details that fleshes out who these people are.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 14, 2007

The acting is uniformly on a high level. Tamblyn is impressive, and Swinton, as usual, is outstanding.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 22, 2007

Tamblyn's performance is a delicate balancing act; she has to stealthily reveal who Stephanie is to us while still holding back the most vital information until the very end.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 22, 2007

It's remarkable how close the director gets to these two characters, and how quietly.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 22, 2007

You are likely to be discussing this film long into the night.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 1, 2007

Apart from Swinton's fine performance, what largely distinguishes this is Brougher's sharp narrative focus.

| Jun 1, 2007

A movie that can wound you.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 31, 2007

Tamblyn's surprisingly measured performance commands attention.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 11, 2007

...a fine and foreboding duet of character study

| Original Score: B- | May 5, 2007

If ever there were a shamelessly preachy attempt to scare teen girls out of having unprotected sex, this is it.

| Original Score: C- | May 3, 2007