The Killing of Two Lovers

A powerful story which is well executed from start to finish.

The movie beautifully shows the complexity of relationships. Whilst to the outside eye the fractures of a relationship might appear obvious, love can be a binding force that masks such fractures to those in the relationship.

The movie depicts the many forms of love which are evident in society; at one extreme there is love which borders obsessive and destructive behaviour, and at the other is love which is simply duty bound. The movie shows this with dark and brute force at times.

The setting of the story is perfectly fitting; a small remote town in a bland environment enhances the focus on the relationship at the centre of the movie. The setting is symbolic of the nature of the love that holds the main couple together. Harsh and obsessive at one end, and unfulfilling at the other.

In reality, true love lies somewhere in between.