This is an interesting film made watchable by the family interactions and how they change in response to oppressive circumstances. The acting is good, even the kid is totally convincing. However I was not convinced by the script which literally walls itself in. Symbols are all well and good but if credibility is compromised as a consequence of throwing symbols about then the impact is short circuited. The real achievement of this film is to address the issue of the tyranny the motor car imposes on us and our morally ambivalent relationship with it. After the credits have rolled the family probably get in to the car the father drives to work. The W.H.O. say that 1.2 million people a year are killed on the roads worldwide and that is estimated to rise to 2.3 million by 2020. If that many people were killed in plane crashes how many planes would be in the air? I think not many. The fact is that if all traffic was stopped tomorrow, our society could not function so these deaths are tolerated and facts about deaths caused become like the elephant in the living room. Incidentally 5.4 million people per year are estimated to die from smoking. Since this family smokes like a collective chimney perhaps the director has got a ready made sequel...
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