Who'd have thought that an Iranian mystery drama might turn out to be one of my favourite movies of the year up till now? Not me. Not I. This is ensemble acting at it's best, as each person contributes to a wonderfully drawn picture of a close-knit family... even the KIDS act like children, for Christsake. None of those smart-mouthed little brats here. Nearly-every-American-sitcom-in-existence, take note.
And the story... STUNNING. Events occur as you'd expect they would in the all too real central predicament, as each reason for their friend's disappearance is ticked off the list and panic slowly but surely creeps in... leading to the sad but inescapable conclusion. It's just like watching a fly on the wall documentary of an epic tragedy... and not the made up ones you see on TOWIE. Boo hoo, some bimbo's broken a nail. My heart bleeds.
Put simply, it's an expertly crafted piece of work, which will appeal in spades to anyone who likes to use their brain, who simply wants to witness that rarest of phenomenons: people talking civilly to each other, with nary a cuss word or rudeness in sight. In fact, I'm almost tempted to pack up and move East now... if it wasn't for that whole... 'Islam' thing. If you like it, then good for you. But I don't think it's really my bag... 8/10 P.S This review was written after a day of witnessing the horrors of both MTV and ITV2. SO NOW YER KNOW.
And the story... STUNNING. Events occur as you'd expect they would in the all too real central predicament, as each reason for their friend's disappearance is ticked off the list and panic slowly but surely creeps in... leading to the sad but inescapable conclusion. It's just like watching a fly on the wall documentary of an epic tragedy... and not the made up ones you see on TOWIE. Boo hoo, some bimbo's broken a nail. My heart bleeds.
Put simply, it's an expertly crafted piece of work, which will appeal in spades to anyone who likes to use their brain, who simply wants to witness that rarest of phenomenons: people talking civilly to each other, with nary a cuss word or rudeness in sight. In fact, I'm almost tempted to pack up and move East now... if it wasn't for that whole... 'Islam' thing. If you like it, then good for you. But I don't think it's really my bag... 8/10 P.S This review was written after a day of witnessing the horrors of both MTV and ITV2. SO NOW YER KNOW.