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All Good Things

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Heir to a real-estate dynasty, David Marks (Ryan Gosling) lives in the shadow of his father, Sanford (Frank Langella). He takes a chance at true love when he meets Katie (Kirsten Dunst), a woman of modest origins who sees David's real worth as a person, not just his family's wealth. David and Katie marry and plan to build a life together, but their once-loving relationship deteriorates after David gives in to his father's demand that he work in the family business.
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It's well-acted, and the true story that inspired it offers plenty of drama -- which is why it's so frustrating that All Good Things is so clichéd and frustratingly ambiguous.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online The result just falls flat. Rated: C+ Sep 9, 2017 Full Review Nicolas Rapold Film Comment Magazine The Duel drops us into a pool of languid provincial life ( ... ) Kosashvili gets the delicate falling ending of short fiction that is so hard to achieve on screen. Nov 13, 2013 Full Review Laura Kern Film Comment Magazine David (Gosling) finds potential salvation in Katie (Kirsten Dunst), a free spirit so saintlike that she verges on caricature. Jun 20, 2013 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The vague way in which Jarecki and his screenwriters, Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling, reach their hypotheses about what “really happened” feels less engaging than a documentary on the same subject might’ve been. Rated: 2/4 Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens A chilling psychological portrait of a man, a marriage and a family. Nov 16, 2019 Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore An atmospheric, well-acted piece of true crime fictionalised. Rated: 4/5 May 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael M There’s something eerily haunting about All Good Things that stuck with me long after it ended. Knowing that it’s loosely based on the real-life case of Robert Durst made it even more unsettling. Ryan Gosling gives an incredible performance as David Marks, a man who seems charming and put-together on the surface but slowly unravels as the story progresses. Kirsten Dunst is equally impressive, bringing so much depth and emotion to Katie, his wife, whose disappearance becomes the center of the mystery. The film starts off feeling like a tragic love story but gradually shifts into something much darker. Watching David’s slow descent into paranoia and violence was both fascinating and disturbing. The tension builds throughout, and while the movie doesn’t provide all the answers, it leaves you with an eerie sense of unease. The cinematography and direction add to that, making everything feel dreamlike and slightly off, which fits the story perfectly. While the pacing is a bit slow at times, the performances and atmosphere more than make up for it. If you enjoy psychological thrillers with a true crime element, All Good Things is definitely worth watching. It’s not a straightforward mystery, but it’s one of those movies that lingers in your mind, making you want to look up the real story just to process it all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Ron R What is it about Ryan Gosling that makes him want to star in movies about self absorbed absolutely self destructive characters that destroy everyone's life around them? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Blu B The editing and pacing arent good here. It's very unfocused, jumpy, and the whole flashback narration during the trial just doesn't really add anything. More than anything the root cause of all the problems is it never can tie anything with his life together into a cohesive narrative. The relationship with his wife, Deborah which feels like thats barely explored and becomes a big thing, the relationship with his Dad, his childhood, job, Baker Hall's character, none of it really ties that well together into anything about the case or his character. The acting is just alright too. Ryan Gosling is trying to be distant but comes across as distant and wooden too. There is almost nno emotion from his performance the entire way. Dunst is very hit or miss. Sometimes she is great but than goes long stretches where she's as boring as Gosling. Hall is great and easily the best thing. Everyone else is forgettable. The music is very boring and generic stuff too. The cinematography isn't the best thing in the world. It's dull sometimes, very boring in others, and none of the locations are that memorable. I get the vibe too the direction thinks it's good also but it's not. It's difficult to describe. But yeah, this has such few things consistently going for it. And all of it is suggestive more than anything. It feels borderline like a well produced Made for TV movie plot. Skip This. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review Leo F I enjoyed Gosling's and Dunst's perforrmances. Knowing nothing about true story, I was constantly shocked and surprised by the events that took place in the movie. The directing was smooth. Dialogue was tight. However, I did feel the time around the one hour mark. Also, I didn't care about any of the deaths/murders that took place; when you spend so much time with characters, you'd expect to feel some heartbreak when they die. Others have noted that the one-dimensionality of the characters may contribute to our lack of empathy for any of them. One could also say, that not really caring about any of the deaths may be the director's and writer's way of bringing us into the mind/body of the killer. If you know the story or have watched the Jinx first, this movie might not satisfy you. Going in blind led to an enjoyable thrillride. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Audience Member It’s good, not horrible…nothing remarkable about it. Except that Ryan Gosling always hits it out of the park. Think this is the first Kirsten Dunst movie I’ve seen and she was good too. Give it a try. Let me with more questions than answers. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review Dani G Starting in a drama, it develops into a hitchockesque thriller, changing the complexion of the film in every way, from the music to the cinematography Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Heir to a real-estate dynasty, David Marks (Ryan Gosling) lives in the shadow of his father, Sanford (Frank Langella). He takes a chance at true love when he meets Katie (Kirsten Dunst), a woman of modest origins who sees David's real worth as a person, not just his family's wealth. David and Katie marry and plan to build a life together, but their once-loving relationship deteriorates after David gives in to his father's demand that he work in the family business.
Director
Andrew Jarecki
Producer
Michael London, Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, Bruna Papandrea
Screenwriter
Marcus Hinchey, Marc Smerling
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Groundswell Productions, Hit the Ground Running
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 17, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$578.4K
Runtime
1h 41m
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