Exceptional performance by John Malkovich as usual. The others actors did a fine job as well. I'm not familiar with the novel. I should have liked this movie. Direction great. Cinematography superb. I don't mind sad and difficult stories where the ending is left up in the air and justice is bereft. Mystic River is a good example. However, this story is a hollow shell. Once you have been scraped a viewer can sometimes wash themselves in the sadness. A numbing if you will. That does not happen here. More angry than sad. Maybe it's because I don't understand the culture in South Africa or the nuance of it's history. Unspeakable tragedies happen in this film and no one seems to really care. Bizarre descions are made and it's infuriating. Is this a bleak statement about Apartheid? Mmmm ok. No thanks, I'd rather watch Mystic River again.
Review of Disgrace
