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This movie was exceptional! The acting was superb by all of the players. The writing was fantastic, the music was wonderful and the story and pacing was great. But of course this movie was held together by the legendary Jessica Lange. This is amongst her best work and I love a lot of her work! She brings the character to life and her face emotes what we feel as the viewer. She doesn't have to say a word. Her face says it all. Even though it was tough to watch because of the subject matter I thought they handled it in a very delicate manner. The commenter who said the movie was boring should probably stick with Spider-Man or any other Marvel movie. I tend to get bored easily and this was not that movie. Jessica Lange deserves to be nominated and probably win awards for this role. I love seeing her in a lead role and hope to see her in others. It's great seeing someone her age being offered these parts. From my understanding Meryl Streep was trying to get this movie made and start in it but she had to back out. And then I think Glenn Close may have been offered the role but also turned it down. While I could see either of those actresses taking on the role, I think Jessica has the emotions and vulnerability more so than the other actresses. The part was made for her. She nailed this performance!

The first hour or so of this was intriguing. Normally I guess these types of mysteries but I was kept guessing. But the twist after the first hour was so over the top that it kind of ruined everything up to that point. The pros of this movie is that it did have a little bit of suspense and good acting of course by Winona and Dermot. The pacing was good and it was never boring. I also think the flashbacks and gradual unveiling of the twist was well done. I just think if they could have just had a better twist that was a little bit more plausible it would have bumped up at least a few stars. It was definitely a letdown. Some of the characters' actions were also unbelievable. When this happens it really just ruins the film for me. This is one of those movies that had promise but was a letdown towards the end.

So I'm not sure why the reviews are not as good. I thought this movie was very entertaining, had funny parts that I actually laughed from, great production values and an interesting premise. I agree that it probably dragged on a little bit too long but nonetheless it kept my attention. I liked the photography and the scenery. It's definitely dark humor and some people might not get that. There were laugh out loud funny parts as well as action. It really was much better than I expected and not nearly as bad as people are making it out to be. Everyone has and is entitled to their opinion. Mine is that it is a fun escape for a few hours. It's harmless fun.