Confessions is one of those films where you wish you were watching a horror instead. This film is brutal in its revenge, and while the revenge is so, so sweet, no one leaves the room with a happy face. In fact, a friend of mine when he went to watch this film, was so sickened he had to leave the theatre. That's not to say that Confessions is a bad film. This film needs a head of steel, which would most likely be left melted or rusted once it's finished with you.
Self explanatory as the title, the film is set in different points of view: the teacher Yuko Moriguchi, and three other of her students. Starting off, Yuko resigns from her work, but just before she does, gives a confession to her class that two of her students had killed her daughter. In one of the many paybacks she gives, the first makes you quite sick to the stomach. But the psychological discord between the students that reverberates later in the film, makes for a sweet unravelling of the broken characters for better and worse.
This is one of the best thrillers I could recommend, as it effortlessly chills the viewer to the bone, without the need for horror elements (although there are some present, but are quite light in delivery). From the tone to the lighting, this slow paced film keeps you eagerly glued to your seat. There isn't one boring moment. There is always a situation where you would ask: Who killed Yuko's daughter? Why did they kill her? What is going to happen next?
Well, one thing I can definitely tell you: It ends with a bang!
James R
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