This is like the final boss of fucked up mother-son relationships, yikes. I was honestly so appalled that I had to pause and come back a few times haha. I agree that it's a little weird to have John C. Reilly play the father, especially alongside Tilda Swinton, who's never been better. Ezra Miller and the child actors were also very good. I think I could score it even higher if they had fleshed out the school stuff more before the ending, like it is in the book, but what's there is effective. I really like stories that put you in the shoes of someone in an unimaginable situation, and this is about as unthinkable as it gets.
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azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify