The unanimous consensus seems to be that the acting in this movie is absolutely fantastic and I concur. Compelling acting! The only problem for me is that there were gaping holes in the script. For example, did the teacher notice alcohol on the kid's breath BEFORE he was called into the rectory by the priest? If not, the priest was clearly lying. Seems like an obvious question to ask, but I guess it would have ruined the whole storyline theme of "lack of resolution." Also, why did the priest's general demeanor change so dramatically as the movie went on? And why didn't anyone bother to ask the kid what actually happened? Makes no sense...