Polytechnique

POLYTECHNIQUE - Dec. 10, 2010
Though this has obviously taken more than a little inspiration from Elephant (much like 2:37, another school shooting movie), this was still a fairly powerful and very well made film about the 1989 school shooting in Montreal -- though like 2:37, it's not quite in the same league as the powerful Elephant.  Featuring impressive black and white cinematography, as well as effectively austere direction from Denis Villeneuve, the film is quite well made though it never really raises to the level of the aforementioned film.  ***