I'm glad I watched it in a theater, just two days from the end of its theatrical run here. Clearly one of the best reviewed films of the year for many reasons you both express quite eloquently. And yet, I personally felt that a couple of times (certainly the grisly scene at the conclusion but also the gang-beating of Ree) when Granik slides into excess and overstatement that run counter to the film's otherwise pervasive honesty and authenticity. I was also annoyed by my inability to understand some dialogue lines as a result of character's mumbled delivery and mediocre post-production. A minor peeve, this last one.