This is a deeply moving film that follows the lives of two sets of parents who meet up to discuss a tragedy that happened in the past that resulted in the death of both their son's.
What a brilliant film this is . Four great performances from actors who are that the top of their game.
The subject matter is painful. One set of parents son was shot dead in a school shooting and the other are the parents of the shooter .
They discuss with each other whether they could have prevented what happened and even if they are at fault .
The tension is obviously high and the emotions range from guilt to blame to forgiveness.
This definitely has the feel of a stage play as it's four people set in one location but that's definitely not a criticism.
I love the way the parents try their very best , after the small talk , to be civil under very extreme circumstances and obvious tensions boil over at times .
There are two scenes that I absolutely love . One is after all the discussion and emotion the four of them go back to small talk after obvious relief that the meeting is over and the other is when Linda comes back into the hall at the end to tell one last story .
That performance alone , from Ann Dowd deserves an award .
Absolutely stunning .
The sad conclusion I came to after watching Mass is that there are teenagers all over the world that have the same mental health issues as highlighted here but it's only in America that they have access to guns and until that's addressed ( which it never will be) there will continue to be these awful meetings .
What a brilliant film this is . Four great performances from actors who are that the top of their game.
The subject matter is painful. One set of parents son was shot dead in a school shooting and the other are the parents of the shooter .
They discuss with each other whether they could have prevented what happened and even if they are at fault .
The tension is obviously high and the emotions range from guilt to blame to forgiveness.
This definitely has the feel of a stage play as it's four people set in one location but that's definitely not a criticism.
I love the way the parents try their very best , after the small talk , to be civil under very extreme circumstances and obvious tensions boil over at times .
There are two scenes that I absolutely love . One is after all the discussion and emotion the four of them go back to small talk after obvious relief that the meeting is over and the other is when Linda comes back into the hall at the end to tell one last story .
That performance alone , from Ann Dowd deserves an award .
Absolutely stunning .
The sad conclusion I came to after watching Mass is that there are teenagers all over the world that have the same mental health issues as highlighted here but it's only in America that they have access to guns and until that's addressed ( which it never will be) there will continue to be these awful meetings .