A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick since there was a pretty cool cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, even though it wasn’t flawless, I still really liked this movie. One issue I had was that it took me about 20 minutes to figure out all the characters. It was partly due to some rather weird casting choices. Indeed, for example, Hayden Panettiere and Emily Watson played the same characters at different ages! I mean, seriously, do you really believe that Hayden Panettiere, when she will get older, will look anything like Emily Watson?!? I don't think so... The other thing that bothered me was that the mother (Julia Roberts) was just too damned perfect while the father (William Dafoe) was just a worthless *sshole. Eventually, I think it would have worked better if the characters would have been more balanced. Still, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a pretty good movie. Indeed, the story was interesting and Julia Roberts gave here one of her best performances. It was also nice to finally see an interesting movie with Ryan Reynolds who otherwise always shows some potential in some average/worthless pictures. To conclude, even if it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was a decent drama and I think  it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.