If you've ever met a weird child or had a kid who was difficult, you need to watch this film because they will seem like angels compared to Kevin. He's an insolent child and progresses through the ranks of evil as he gets older, with an unimaginable culmination.
The film mainly focuses on Kevin's mum, played brilliantly by Tilda Swinton, and how she has dealt with what he has done. The film moves around a lot in time, going through Kevin's various life stages but in a disjointed way. However, it's easy to keep up with this as the scenes set in the present day are more reflective with less going on in them so it is easier to piece it all together.
This film is quite scary, mainly because of things Kevin does, but also the implication that humans can really be that evil. The signs are there from the beginning that there is something not right with him and it develops as he grows up.
A disturbing but thought-provoking film, We Need to Talk About Kevin is effective and powerful from the very start.
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