The answer is very plain and simple: it was a think piece from start to finish and it was brilliant. Young people automatically eschew a film if isn't packed with moronic action from start to finish. The idiot who called it torture porn cries when he chips a nail. The one scene that is truly brutal and chilling is nothing compared to the shower scene in "Eastern Promises" with Viggo Mortenson and that was an exceptionally brilliant film as well. You will never see the end you get in this one coming. It was amazing. The complaints about Jennifer Lawrence's accent is the director's fault, not hers, if there is a flaw. For some reason her accent is more pronounced in some scenes and less in others. It did not detract from the gritty story and JL's tough yet vulnerable and loving character. She was the jewel in this film, but all the actors were outstanding. If there is one thing that was off-putting just as with most recent films of this genre, it is the lousy mood lighting. It always appears dark, dingy, and dull. I long for the days of thrillers like Hitchcock's that gave us brilliant color inside and outside, day and night with real film. They let all the beautiful color show and bolster the film. The darker scenes brought moodiness but in this film there is little contrast. All these films you cannot see very well are hurt by flat, colorless cinematography. Whatever it does for the feel of the location, it takes away from the reality and enjoyment. Still, a very plausible and gripping story and film.