I get what the director was trying to do with this film. The cinematography, editing and acting are all top notch. The sense of place is very real and immediate. BUT...This is not entertainment. Art? Maybe. I love a dark/disturbing movie just as much as the next guy/girl. But this film is sick and twisted (the rape scene goes on way too long). Unecessary. We get the point after the first minute or two...I don't know...I guess this is either one of the most daring films to be made in the last few years or one of the worst. Shouldn't a movie be something you want to view again though? This is definitely not one of those movies. If it helps from a critic standpoint I love Blue Velvet, Requiem for a Dream, Heavenly Creatures...But this one is...I don't know.... rent first...Do not buy this without having seen it first.