All Good Things 2010
- Director: Andrew Jarecki
- Based on the book: No
- Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Ryan Gosling – Many
- Kirsten Dunst – Many
- Frank Langella – Many
- Why? Ryan Gosling
- Seen: 17 April 2024
David (Gosling) is the oldest son of a
very rich real estate New Yorker (Langella) who wants him to follow the same
career path. Instead, David marries working class Katie (Dunst) and they move
to Vermont to run a health food store. They’re happy but his father’s pressure
breaks his resistance. He returns to NY in a suit and tie. His mental condition
– already unstable since childhood when he witnessed his mother’s suicide –
deteriorates as does his marriage to Katie.
The story is told in flashbacks from the
70s and onwards in the framework of a trial, and it’s based on true events.
It’s grim but well-acted and suspenseful, though it lags in the second half.
3½ * of 5
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