Very sad at times (spoilers)
If you watch this film with the idea that it is an analogy to kids growing up in an abusive household it is a very sad movie. Heartbreaking when the monster (abusive parent) tells him that his sister had to have her mouth removed for not doing as she was told; when the boy calls 9-1-1 and tells the operator that he "fell and feels sick"; when he asks his sister to watch something happy. However, with that being said it is a very slow movie and not the easiest to get through as I suspect was intended.
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