Well, that’s an awkward family movie night. Taboo subject matter that thrives mostly on the shock value before taking some detours and losing steam long before reaching an ending that was as shocking as a mouse fart.

Just "Meh". Interesting thematic, but failed development.

This is a slow unraveling burn with an unsatisfying ending but despite that it kept me engaged and each scene was nicely timed and never feeling rushed or overstretched. The movie most consists of only has 2 actors and 1 supporting main and they all were excellent. This movie excelled at showing the disturbing complexities in feelings and emotions that can result from a hunter prey relationship.

A good movie that is an uncomfortable watch at times. Mara & Mendelsohn are great in the lead roles.

This is a somewhat hard hitting film about a tough, fairly taboo subject - child abuse. Its sobering and perhaps thought provoking at times. It mainly concentrates on the victims side of the story - quite rightly so, although I suppose it inevitably leaves the viewer with unanswered questions. I felt aspects of the plot weren't fully developed which was a shame as for the most part, like I say it was quite hard hitting. The performances are quite good and so I'd say its worth a watch but it certainly isn't perfect either.

Rooney Mar and Ben Mendelsohn deliver strong performances in this disturbing and twisted film about sexual abuse.

I liked this movie because it was tightly written and held together, and the topic is brand new, no cliches that I can tell. I would like to see more movies which explore in depth relationships between men and women, of whatever nature. In thinking about the movie, there is one question I have about verisimilitude, and that is, from my own life experience, a female adolescent is not likely to actually have enjoyment from the full sex experience the first time she experiences it. In fact, I believe it would take a number of experiences to come to that. So the part where she said she felt so wonderful afterward did not ring true to me at all. Only one other critique I have is that the movie was too short for a movie. I would have liked seeing more of the actors, even though it ended at its natural end.

Spoilers: You don't know whether to punch or hug both Ray and Una. Una as in One as in solitary, which she is, and which circumstances have made her. Ray is two, Pete, too. And he has a wife, the two of them, and a daughter even. Why is the question. Why the liaisons when Una was young? Her urge so many years later to see him, as circumstances thrust him back into her life via a news photograph? Because the sky is blue? Because some guys like young gals? He kept selling he didn't like all or many young girls, but was it true? At the warehouse, she clearly wanted him back but had to barrage him with insults, purge all the hurt she felt for being used. The imprint was still so intense and raw, they ended up on the warehouse floor in each other's arms. To rape a 13-year-old, statutory even if she consented, has no justification, but he did it and went to prison. She even blamed him for her broken Dad's fall and death. Some things are so seriously momentous, they won't go away. Not for either, not forever. At the end, where'd she go, to do what? Had his behavior once again wrecked his life, was his wife gone after the party? It's fashionable these days to imply life played out, more than to finish the story. The whole point being, I suppose, that some things are so destructive, they never end, as both probably needed therapy for a long time. Takes guts to do movies technically well and to make the substance be meaty and worthwhile. Not sure many movies have taken this on. Hard-charging Rooney and complicated Ben were so spot on, and Riz always plays it well. The suspense was so thick when she got to the party, you could cut it with a knife. Rooney often seems to have an ethereal, almost other-worldly character to her acting -- in this one too. One hopes the main characters could get un-hung up and find some closure and peace. Wpmen get raped a lot and many lament how it stays with them -- this is the best dramatization I've seen of how a female's rape stayed with her, dominated her for 20-25 years, and left her drowning in it. We're not sure about Ray/Pete -- he is seen lying, but is he lying about loving Una and not just using a young teen and now a woman? Is he sure about it?

Starting out with a familiar story that I thought was going in a predictable direction, it instead surprised me by taking a truly bold approach, one that I haven't seen done before, to a very difficult subject. It's tense, ambiguous and uncomfortable to watch in places as it explores angles that no one wants to address or even acknowledge, but from a psychological and a character study perspective, that's what makes it so interesting. Being adapted from critically acclaimed play ‘Blackbird', ‘Una' ends up having its limitations when translated to the big screen; director Benedict Andrews does an admirable job in the director's chair, but it's excellent performances from leads Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn that ensure that you never want to look away.

This movie was to explicit for Netflix. Movies with children being molested shouldn't be broadcasted. The movie was to long and they kept repeating them selves until he slept with her again. VERY INAPPROPRIATE !!!!!!

Interesting. And as far as I know, there is certainly no other story like this out there, so it’s story fresh air. I enjoyed it because it doesn’t follow the formula where EVERY...THING...HAPPENS...WHEN...IT...ALWAYS...SHOULD. If you do prefer that kind of formula, this may not be for you, especially given the subject matter. It’s got some kind of tense moments, and the performances are incredible. Good direction too. And, this is one of the most aptly titled works out there, even if you might think it’d be obvious. (The one gripe: I’m sure it’s tough to adapt a play for the screen, but the cat and mouse game - Peter! - at the plant almost became humorous to me.)

Very dull film with unlikable characters. It might be a good play but it was not a well adapted.

Es entretenida, y una historia interesante,pero hasta ahi no mas,ya que el final es medio inconcluso 6/10

A fascinating and tense story that heads in unexpected directions. Excellent acting, taut direction, and a reveal at the very end you could not guess if you tried.

This is easily the best performance I've ever seen from Rooney Mara. That's not saying much mind you, I think Rooney Mara is a incredibly mediocre actor generally speaking. I'm not sure why she has a career. But she was pretty good in this movie. Unfortunately she is completely overshadowed by her co-star Ben Mendelsohn, who is fantastic. Mendelsohn somehow manages to make a deeply deplorable character have real moments of sincere humanity. I somehow managed to feel sympathetic towards him at points. This is a film about a paedophilic relationship, and the results of it fifteen years later. It's interestingly never really about paedophiles generally, it's mostly just about this specific relationship. The how, the why, the emotions and the fallout. The cinematography is really nice, paired with some good editing. It is really obvious that this is based on a play though, I didn't know that going in, but it's almost entirely dialogue with the occasional excuse to change location. It handles the subject matter really well and while I think Mara was the wrong casting decision, she does end up having a few good moments when she makes a choice other than the "numb" acting she always seems to do. A compelling movie with characters and motivations worth picking apart and deconstructing.

UNA is a film that really shouldn't have been taken to the screen, as it is a bit too faithful to the stage play it is based on- and this adaptation isn't well written to start with. There really isn't enough going on to make this play into a movie. The performances are great around, particularly from Rooney Mara- who one of my favorite actors and is capable of doing just about anything on screen.

The subject matter keeps the film edgy but being a one act play it ends where it begins.

Menacing script that's often whispered.

In the end Una comes out as a malcontent and a person impossible to satisfy. The victimizer turns out to be the victim. What a shitty movie..... Lolita with a "clever twist"

Off beat pacing and Mara's lamest performance I've ever seen, I was shocked.