It becomes a film about her [Swinton] scattered mind. That produces wonders from Swinton, but it ignores the plea in the title. What about Kevin? Kevin deserves so much more attention-indeed, he deserves being played by Tilda Swinton.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
This conversation is long overdue.
2011 · 1h 53m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Lynne Ramsay
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
Overview
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Director and cast
- Lynne Ramsay Director
- Tilda Swinton as Eva Khatchadourian
- John C. Reilly as Franklin
- Ezra Miller as Kevin, Teenager
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Wanda
- Alex Manette as Colin
- Jasper Newell as Kevin, 6-8 Years
- Ashley Gerasimovich as Celia
- Rocky Duer as Kevin, Toddler
- Kenneth Franklin as Soweto
- Leslie Lyles as Smash Lady
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fragmented, dreamlike, a whir of memories and misery, We Need to Talk About Kevin is unsettling, but also somehow unnecessary.
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" is confrontational cinema that will leave you speechless.
Director Ramsay makes Kevin's impact all the more felt by coming at it from all angles.
It's a hallmark of "Kevin's" emotional bravery and intellectual honesty that the questions haunt us long after the end credits roll.
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