TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

sol- Content to engage in an extramarital affair to the oblivion of their trusting and neglected spouses, a middle class man and woman ponder about how they might get caught and what the ramifications may, however, the reality of being caught has unexpected consequences for them both in this brooding human drama. The action plays out against a soft and slow yet haunting music score by Michael Convertino, and much of the film's appeal comes the very deliberate pacing (in harmony with the music); the two lovers do not initiate the affair because they need romance and excitement and the danger of being caught never strikes them as anything to worry about until it is too late. Promising as all this might sound, the lovers are actually aloof to the point that it is hard to care about them. Neither of their spouses are particularly likable either and as such, the movie is a rather distanced viewing experience. The best characters are probably the daughters of both respective couples; both girls seem to know more than what they let on and it feels liked a bit of a missed opportunity that the film does not make more of the impact of their parents' infidelity on them. Never to mind, the film is strongly acted even if it is not all that it could be. Laura Dern received some awards attention for her performance back in the day, but Naomi Watts and Mark Ruffalo as the two lovers are just as good. As for what exactly the title refers to, it is never really clear, but it does hint towards the fact that neither couple will be like they were before once their affair is exposed.

scoup I was not repulsed by Laura Dern's clear case of anorexia.I wanted to punch her in her face. Her husband probably can not stand to look at her and the marriage is failing because who can respect a shrew like her. The scene where she is having sex with him is disgusting - all bones are showing and the sinewy muscles creep me out.It is very distracting to watch a movie when an actor's glaring personal problem overshadows all else. I spent most of the movie imagining her own personal self-loathing which has driven her to this place. Successful family and career, but something else below the surface. Directors should realize that it does not help a movie when they employ actors with problems. I would have made her eat each day in front of me before I began filming. I stopped watching her cable show for the same reason. I wish she gets helps.This is not a bashing post, but I am truly tired of watching movies and seeing this issue.So many people in the world who can't get 3 squares a day...what a lucky society we live in...all hail the pursuit of size zero.

GoldmundX Couples with issues engaging in adultery, swapping partners, thus creating more issues. There's quite a few of these kind of movies. I never really get the point. But once in a while there's something to be found. But not in this one. These couples are supposively quite smart and according to the formula one of them is a writer (could have been an actor as well). And then they tend to make witty remarks. But not really. It's all just pretentious nothing. I greatly disliked this movie. It's embarrassingly awkward. It's not just that none of the characters are likable, none of them seems to have any backbone or heart, but they are really just hollow random inconsistent characters. Wandering bags of bones, blood and genitals. Which makes it impossible to care about what happens to them, what mess they create for themselves. Whatever. The dialogues and interactions between the 'characters' are so random, vague, illogical, pretentious and inconsistent, it leaves you cringing throughout the whole movie. Apparently Naomi Watts made this movie shortly after 21 Grams. I loved her in that movie. That was good drama,with believable characters. It's a shame to see her talent being wasted in a travesty of a movie like this. But no rain, no shine. This movie is rain for sure. Acid rain.

Milbourne Whitt This one really shocked me. After so many good stories, and superb character acting from Laura Dern, I didn't know a movie could be this bad! Why do I say that? Because this movie had no beginning, no middle and no end. It just went on until somebody got tired. Even the men stars seemed scroungy, unkempt, long hair, unshaven, and looked like railroad bums. LD is probably the greatest female character actor to ever hit Hollywood, but even the best needs a story. "Afterburn", "Damaged Care", and "Citizen Ruth" provided her with a powerful character to be and she handled them well. This woman will never has to live with the words, "co-star" because she IS the star, something few women can boast about. By the way, "Daddy and Them" and "Dr. T and the Women" were almost as bad...no real story there either. I'll bet she knows this too. Thanks.