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Audience Member Love, friendship, and forgiveness are what makes it for us Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Stratharin directed by Scott Elliott based on the book by Jane Hamilton A school nurse named Alice lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two kids Theresa is her neighbor with a family of her own Emma in particular doesn’t make things so easy for Alice so being a mom is really stressful at times But things fall off the deep end when Alice is suddenly accused of child abuse The entire community turns against her as she struggles to prove her innocence I’ll admit even though Weaver and Moore get top billing they barely share the screen together It’s more emphasis on Weaver and Strathairn handling this situation The last half turns into a full on courtroom drama The storytelling is rather disjointed but you get some committed performances for characters battling grief and earning forgiveness Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Alexandra H This is a difficult movie to watch, only because of the darkness of its themes. If you are triggered by the suffering of mothers, I'd suggest not watching. The two lead actresses—Sigourney Weaver and Julianne Moore—are terrific. All the acting is great. I stopped watching at a particularly dark time in the movie and had to meditate to restore my well-being. Actually, that's why I watched it—to get over something in the movie that triggered me. Meditation did the trick. Then, I finished watching it, which I'm glad I did. So, if the filmmakers wanted to help their audience gain more understanding of how to get through extreme loss and other misfortune, they achieved their purpose with me. I'm grateful to them and the actors and crew for persisting through and giving us this very meaningful movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/24 Full Review Jeff M The first half of this movie is really involving and well made as we are introduced to the characters and a plot that has potentially explosive drama. I would have loved to have seen the film focus solely on the idea of how a tragedy can the realtionship between two close friends. Unfortunately, as the movie proceeds, we are subjected to a series of events that would make a soap opera seem tame by comparison. As a result, the central story is muddied and all but forgotten. Weaver and Moore have one great scene together, but then their relationship becomes almost an afterthought with one more very brief scene at the end that feels tacked on at the last minute. Strathairn gives the best performance in the movie, and his scenes are the best in the film. We ache for what he is going through and the decisions he is forced to make. Weaver is not an actress of whom I am generally fond, and her performance here feels cold and occasionally histrionic. Moore isn't given much to do and actually disappears during a big portion of the movie. It feels as though the filmmakers spent too much time setting up the story and then rushed through the particulars creating an unsatisfying conclusion. I think a mini-series would have provided a better opportunity to explore all the characters and story lines in a more cohesive way. Lots of potential here, but the execution is lacking. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Ronald H Young single people: Watch this one and you'll never get married and have kids. The mother (portrayed histrionically by Sigourney Weaver) is insufferable. Her kids are obnoxious little brats. Her husband (David Strathairn) is clueless. The entire cast is completely unworthy of sympathy. To make matters worse, considering the subject matter, the attempts at humor are incongruous and not the least bit funny. This is the film industry's version of domestic life: rich Hollywood actors pretending (badly) to be real middle class people. It's phony and contrived. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/24 Full Review Audience Member No real connection with any of the characters makes this a lot worse than it should be. It also feels like it's playing at sentimentality rather than delivering real emotion. The music score doesn't help. And the story meanders almost aimlessly for most of the second half of the movie Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Nudity, swearing and a lot of meanness. I didn't enjoy it much. Couldn't stand Alice, the main character but I'm not a fan of Sigourney Weaver. I haven't read the book ( don't really want to after seeing this) so I can't say how well it follows. The movie was mediocre at best Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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