What a pleasure to find a film which doesn't assume that the average age of its viewers is 15. This is an adult film; not in the sense that it is shocking or titillating, but in that it deals with truly mature themes, like the types of things which go on in the lives of married couples who've been with each other for awhile. The subtlety and emotion of the writing and the performances are outstanding. Lapaglia is the single best thing about the movie; he should have been nominated for something. He plays a cop who is walking on the edge: about to explode at any time. And he does just that, a few times. But mostly he holds it in. Geoffrey Rush is always good. Of the women, Hershey is great, as is the actress who plays Zat's wife. I loved it when the Zat's kid answers the phone call from his dad, who is on the outs with his wife; when the mom asks what he wanted, the kid says he--the dad--was just calling to tell her that he loved her. And of course, that's not what the dad said at all; the kid just wanted them back together. What a beautiful and sensitive gesture that was! It's typical of the movie. These are truly living, breathing human beings, good and bad, hot and cold, with everything in between. You won't find better writing.
