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Arlington Road possessed five elements that I find necessary to be considered a good film. 1)A terrific plot, with a few clever twists thrown in. 2)Solid performances delivered by talented actors. 3)Residual effect--it stayed with me for a while. 4)Recommendation factor--talking about it ad nauseam to anyone who'll listen, and 5)Not once, out of boredom, did I glance at my watch. Dissect the best of movies and you're likely to find plot defects and minor implausibilities, and AR is no exception. When I took this video off the shelf, my expectations for realism were fairly low. I wasn't expecting Schindler's List. However, to my surprise, AR turned out to be both a social commentary and a cautionary tale. I found the movie to be an intelligent, taut and powerful drama. Suspenseful and heartbreaking, this isn't an easy watch. Like Michael Farady's students in his terrorism class, I felt less "safe" when the movie ended. Thoughts of Waco, Oklahoma City and Ruby Ridge resurfaced to ponder and reflect upon. Any movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat for two hours, has an unexpected ending that takes your breath away, and makes you think, is, in my opinion, a good film.
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