This is one of my all-time favorite films. I don't understand the negative reviews. I think it is an underrated gem and have tried for years to find a way to stream it after seeing it broadcast on TV several years ago. The depth of the characters and the intrinsic interest of the subject matter have never faded from my mind. The characters are the most fascinating part. The Butcher's wife is a standout, called into action for some bizarre and gruesome, but very important work in her husband's absence. The two main characters are complex and I think will rendered the scoundrels's wife, so-called, played by Tatum. O'Neal is reserved and subtle, but given her circumstances and accusations of her, she can hardly be a Pollyanna, which seems to be what some critics were wanting O'Neill to portray. And the doctor well he's just overwhelming a character with one secret after another revealed.