How incredibly disappointing this movie is! It starts out as a fascinating exploration of the effect an unforseen circumstance has on two friends who are as close as sisters. Julianne Moore gives an absolutely stunning performance (her scene in the woods is one of the most surprising yet truthfully acted scenes you'll ever see) and her character's complexity is the best thing about the film. Unfortunately, about halfway through the focus shifts from this relationship and turns into predictable melodrama filled with every Oscar baiting trick in the book. Sigourney Weaver has always been a good actress but this role is just shameless pandering. She has several memorable scenes but they are all before the plot takes that swan dive into the abyss of paint by numbers Hollywood crap. The whole cast is good but they deserved a better story to tell.
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