The ratings in each aspect have not been given out randomly. The movie 'Confessions' is well worthy of having made it to the shortlist at the Academy Awards. This movie is no joke. It is brilliant, daring and creative. Not to mention seriously dark and twisted. This has to be one of the best psychological thrillers I have watched till date. Simply put, it blew me away. It hardly took 10 minutes to get into the mood of the film and from then on it goes at a very fast pace. You might have to watch every scene properly and then correlate them as each mystery keeps unfolding. Most of all, it forces you to think and really boggles your mind. I am highly impressed by the entire story. It is the perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, psychology and violence. Probably the best combination I have seen in a very long time. The plot revolves around a middle school teacher whose daughter has died and she suspects that the students of her class have murdered her daughter. To seek revenge, she tricks them into drinking milk infected with HIV-blood. And then panic ensues, and all the closeted mysteries come out in the open. One by one, we see what happened exactly and why. The whole scenarios have been linked with each other very well. Although it gives a feeling of being too fictional at times, psychopaths are definitely known to exist in real life. Though I could predict some part of it, rest of it was much more complex than I anticipated. It also raises very deep issues like that of importance of life and valuing it. Overall, this movie is thought provoking. You might question a lot of things that happen commonly. Also, your point of view on juvenile law and crimes committed by children might change (because mine did). The characters and their actions in this film are quite complicated. The direction and handling of the film was excellent. It had very impressive visuals and editing. The ending of the film was as good as the rest of the film. It gives you enough to feel satisfied and I smiled at the very last dialogue. It has some graphic scenes too, but they didn't bother me much. I say, if you're up for something highly daring and different then definitely give this movie a go. It will not disappoint a bit. If you do not like experimenting too much, then skip this movie altogether. Because if you cannot handle certain topics and issues raised in this film, then it might be a horrible experience for you.