We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Swinton plays a mother named Eva whose son Kevin (Miller) seems to hate her from the moment he is born. Kevin acts perfectly normally towards his father, Franklin (Reilly), but seems to do everything in his power to aggravate his mother. Eventually he grows into a sociopathic monster. Director Ramsay, for some reason, has chosen to tell the story in a loopy, non-linear manner. Having read the book, I always knew what was going on, but I'm not sure the artificial confusion was necessary to make a good film. The book was dynamite, but I don't think the movie even comes close to doing it justice. The ultimate, necessary massacre scene, especially, I felt fell short of having the full impact it could have had. (English subtitles are furnished and are adequate. Closed captions are not offered.) Grade: C