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For the most part, the movie was adequate. I do agree that it was more of a documentary than anything else. Having lived in the mid-east for years, I have to say that there were some problems with consistency. That has implications concerning the credibility, to be honest. I thought Futterman was very good. Reserved, believable seasoned acting. I thought Jolie's dialect was disgraceful. I didn't buy her acting on any level. To be perfectly honest, I do find Jolie's self-righteousness a bit hard to swallow. The story itself, is a heart breaker. I'm still in disbelief with regards to the method of murder. I was intrigued with the efforts of CID on behalf of Mr. Pearl and the actors who so aptly portrayed them. Overall, it wasn't wonderful but was certainly interesting enough.

Lame is the word. What a great idea for a story but sadly, was strung out ridiculously. Kevin Costner is not my favorite actor but not my least favorite either. I found him to be subtle and not overdone in this role. He did very little to impress me. There was so much potential for this story to have an impact but as usual, it seems like the production was rushed and things were skipped over at the expense of its quality. Demi Moore was laughable. As a detective, the conclusions she arrived at in her capacity as detective were reaching and far fetched, almost silly. In her action scenes, flying through the air and sustaining little to no injuries was a gaping hole in the plot. The shoot-out with her nemesis was completely unrealistic and actually threatened the story's credibility. Her performance and purpose in the story, in my opinion, was to draw an audience based on her looks and cosmetic work done. Dane Cook is not even good enough to be categorized as "B" list. He's overdone, underdone and nothing in between and never at the appropriate time. The daughter was just okay. She was deceptive and innocent looking all the while knowing she was most likely a murderess. I think the story could have benefited from more detail work done to patch the holes in the plot. There doesn't seem to be enough detail repair when editing is concerned and usually , as a result, the story can crumble quite easily. In a saturated movie market, there needs to be more fine tuning/tweaking. Quality is sacrificed in exchange for quick production.

Where to start? Such a huge disappointment. Gary Marshal is "B" list. There are so many holes in this story. Let's start with the lack of foundation laid for any of the relationships, i.e. Simon and Rachel. Ridiculous. With the serious matter of sexual abuse, I found it disrespectful, if not insulting, to witness how poorly the story was set around this tender issue. Although Lohan's performance was marginal, she had little to work with considering such poor quality writing. The lines left little for any actor to work with. Huffman was bearable. The only reason there was to stay and finish this movie was Fonda. I expected this powerhouse actress/woman to go overboard. She was not only beautiful to look at, she pulled off this role with class, grace, talent and poise. It seems to be commonplace that when a seasoned actress is given a role such as this, the anger element is so overplayed that eyes roll. Examples are Shirley McLaine in "Rumor Has It". Fonda kept it real. She is the sole reason this movie moved along at all.