Independent Film Festival Boston 2010

I have no trouble with violence in movies, but the intensely graphic sexual violence to each woman in this film, combined with their liking it and wanting more, seemed almost voyeuristically pornographic. Casey Affleck was good as always in this film, but I thought much of the dialogue was difficult to make out, whether it was this screening, the mumbled dialects, or the filmmaker's editing, I can't say for sure. The film was interesting in its portrayal of this cherub-faced sociopath; what was most disturbing to me was the reactions from the 2 equally cherub-faced boys--perhaps 16 years old-- who were sitting next to me, as they chuckled and cheered when the most brutal beatings of the women occurred. This movie is not meant for those of an impressionable age or mentality, but for an adult audience who can view it in context.