I've just watched 'Never Let Me Go' for the second time and it's been a good few years since viewings. The reason being was because I was never sure whether I enjoyed the film on my original watch. I have to say that it left quite a mark on me and made me ask questions and picture what the world would be like for the characters in the story's situation. So, I guess it's certainly memorable, however to say it's 'enjoyable' implies that it's an uplifting and easy-going piece of popcorn-fluff. It's not.It begins in a 'fictional' 1960s where the opening text informs us that the society of the time has evolved enough to make certain leaps in technology, namely cloning. Then we join the students of a private school in Britain as they attend their classes. However, these children are all deliberately engineered for one thing: they're, one day, going to be used as 'spare parts' for those in need of organ transplants. Nice.Skip forward a few years when the kids are now late teen-ish and we see how they deal with their lot in life and how they go about their lives knowing what is to become of them. The first time I watched this I got quite frustrated with the characters. I felt they accepted their fate a little too lightly. If someone was going to chop me up for my eyeballs on my 21st birthday, I'd be taking the first flight to the location farthest away from the surgeon's scalpel. These kids just trot around the place, awaiting their fate with a slightly furrowed brow. I ever posted a few of these views on various Internet message boards and was given a fair few reasons for this which I won't go into. But, I think it's fair to say that I probably 'lost' that argument!It's set primarily in the 60s-70s and therefore the period detail of the time is excellent (if you can forgive the overall sci-fi premise, technically, not fitting in with the era). Plus you have good performances from the central trio of Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and, of course, Keira Knightley. You will certainly want what's best for them and their - seemingly - hopeless situation against fulfilling their 'purpose' in life.Like I say, it's not a 'feel-good' film and you need to be in the mood for something dark, deep and heavy. Tissues on standby and... enjoy (if possible).

I read the book a couple of days before watching the movie. I was very excited to watch it and I never thought, not once, that the film would be so bad. The book was absolutely amazing! It was a story about friendship and love and the mystery kept you on the edge of your seat. Whereas the movie focused way too much on the romantic side of the story, which actually, in my point of view, was hardly noticeable in the book. Ruth's character is seen as the villain of the story (in the movie) and Kathy is crying like every 5 minutes. Not to mention that a lot of very important parts of the book were nowhere to be found in the movie. The acting was good, not even close to great, but let's say "satisfying". The three main actors are very dear to me and I loved most of their movies (some of their interpretations were flawless) , sadly this one was a complete failure. The book deserved a much better adaptation.

But this film made me wanna invent a time travel machine an take back time I wasted on watching. Just wanna encourage you guys, if you feel like a lone idiot who doesn't like such pathetic stories, you are not alone.

Hi,I viewed this movie last evening not knowing what to expect. While there were moments when I was tempted to turn it off, I was captivated by the excellent depiction of emotion by the actors/actresses.I am still not certain as to whether or not this school ever existed in England, but plan to do some research on this. I am certainly aware that there were many barbaric practices that took place many years ago, so wouldn't doubt that this is a true story or at least based upon a true story.I do have to admit that while I found this film captivating, I also found it disturbing and extremely sad.Regards, ~Attrayo