Do not believe the hype
firstly the twins thing is as confusing as ever
Having the whole film be a flashback to one day earlier set it up for boredom
A slow 1st act build up to a rushed 2nd and 3rd act
pacing was horrible and editing was so bad that I thought at one point there was something wrong with the projection because there was such a jarring cut (the moment where the drunk body is dragged out…

100 MINUTES & UNDER 

Masterfully made. The camera floats around the space of the school, following several students through the course of one day. The lengthy steady cam shots created a roap in my head of the school's layout... and by the time the two teenage boys act out their killing spree, I knew the school well. However, Gus Van Sant wants us to be detached, and he achieves this by placing us in a position where we can visualise everything…