"Everything is Illuminated"

I just watched this film, and am sitting in a stunned state of shock.

This is a great movie (based on what I hear is an even better book). There's a lot going on, and the film fires on many cylinders.

However, there's a critical part of the film's conclusion that I think is seriously flawed and has left me wide-eyed and confused.

This movie was leading up to an emotional, revelatory, redemptive conclusion- and almost got there- but took a strange and dark turn that I feel negates nearly everything the movie could have stood for.

I need to think about this a bit more, and I don't want to reveal the ending here, but I urge you to see this movie if you haven't and let me know how you feel.