Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The acting in this movie is really good.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

As film-making, maybe it is good. But as anything else it is beyond awful. I saw the interview with Tilda Swinton after I watched the DVD and she said that she had just been to a screening and knew the audience was on Julia's side when they seemed concerned that the hotel cleaner might have seen the kidnapped boys legs sticking out from behind the sofa. She laughed and said that's how the film corrupts people, you get drawn in and are hoping she'll get away with it. Er, sorry, no. At that point I desperately wanted the hotel cleaner to go and get the police. Alas, she didn't. All through the film I was desperately hoping that Julia would get caught or would actually see sense and give up the ridiculous kidnap plot and hand herself in. This is a boorish, loud,vulgar, conceited alcoholic who runs over a man, kidnaps a small boy at gunpoint, wearing a mask, drugs him, ties him up with tape, puts him in the boot of her car on two occasions and in a large suitcase on one occasion - and we are expected to have some sympathy for her when she finally tries to protect the boy from other kidnappers (while still trying to ensure she gets the money she wants). Oh and shoots a man in the head at point blank range when she thinks he will mess up her chance of getting two million dollars. You just think, for Christ's sake, is money really that important? Even the supposedly moving scene where the boy joins Julia in bed for some maternal affection is distinctly creepy. Are we meant to like her just because she doesn't sexually abuse him too? And even though it clumsily tries to redeem itself with the level- headedness of the character Mitch who tries to talk sense into Julia (and fails abysmally) all in all this is a pretty repugnant film, very ugly character. It can be brave to showcase a main character who is so flawed but to engage an audience you usually need something extra, charisma, something. This was just ugly.

There are good qualities to this film, and from the standpoint of technical virtues it is arguably outstanding (filmography, music, acting, settings, costumes, film editing—to name a few). However, the humanistic dimension is deplorable, with bad behavior being exalted beyond belief and all seemingly free from any consequences—to the extent I felt evil was being promoted as the way to live. The very loud message of the film: go ahead and smoke, drink, sell your body, back up over someone standing behind your car, kidnap, steal cars, kill a man by shooting at his head at short range, leave a child with murderers, etc (this list is far from exhaustive). Do all this and be certain that because you finally demonstrate some modicum of regard for a boy and his mother, you will never be punished in any way. This film should be Exhibit A when arguments about the immorality of Hollywood are made.

Just watched this film on TV and love it. Tilda Swinton's acting is extremely good here. Most actresses tend to over-act in such a role but Tilda's acting is just perfect. The story line is good, fast moving and interesting. Good directing also judging from the high acting standard as a whole here. Surprised that this movie did not win any other awards other than the British. The movie happened in United States and Mexico and good choice of filming sites. Only thing I can suggest is to have a more dynamic tittle for the film. I have not watched this film until now because I was not aware it was going to be such a nice thriller type of film.

This movie is about an alcoholic woman's transformation during a wild road trip. While I found the first 20 minutes hard to get through, and almost stopped watching, I found the remainder of the movie mesmerizing. Tilda Swinton is beyond amazing. You can't take your eyes off her. And you can't wait to see what will happen next as she digs herself deeper and deeper into a mess.Having said all that, there were major gaps in the story line. For instance, she was out of money, which is why she tried to pull off this stunt, so where did she get all the money she used on the trip? Did I miss something? With Thelma and Louise, they robbed the convenience store to get money. Julia needed to do something like that to explain her funds.The beginning was especially awkward as a nutty woman from an AA meeting approached Julia with a scheme to kidnap the woman's son from a guardian and get ransom. That whole proposal happened too quickly and was jarring. Then, what happened to that woman during the story? We never found out.I'm surprised to find so many things wrong with the story line and yet still give his movie a high rating. Swinton is that good. If you can get through the first bit, and suspend disbelief a little more than normal regarding plot, watching this woman's journey from a boozy barfly into a compassionate being is well worth the trip.