August 1, 2008

...In The Valley of Elah (2007)

In the Valley of Elah is an excellent film (from Paul Haggis of Crash) about the Iraq war that doesn't feel like a film about the Iraq war. The film is a slow boiler and engrossing in its story of a father's search for his missing son. Good stuff with a shocking final scene from a film that never lets you down.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

OK...now for a serious comment (as opposed to the less serious ones I've left so far.

I wonder if you have seen The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. It is, by far, one of the most engrossing and stellar performances by Tommy Lee Jones that I have seen and the supporting cast does a good job as well. Well worth your time.