A flawed masterpiece for me. The negatives: some unneccessary scenes made for shock value.
The story is gripping from start to finish, a serious and gritty human drama about people getting messed up by messed up circumstances. Yes, the characters don't always make the best decisions, but that is what makes them all the more real and relatable, why we root for them to prevail in the end, to finally see them in their best lights.
The weight of another man's life is heavy, no matter how horrible and deserving of death they might be. It crushes down on the you and everything around you, before you realize it you have already dragged everything down to hell.
But at the end, there's a chance to crawl out of that hell. It's a painful and damaging process, it will leave you with scars and painful memories. It is only after you're back on top that you finally see it all.
That some love stories aren't meant to come true and it's okay.
That broken spirits could be mended, despite imperfections.
That your life is precious on its own.