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Despite awkward writing in pertinent moments, this script works. Walt's love interest could have been better cast by yards or inches depending on how the director had control. The base theme is spot on in terms of how the writers displayed the denial that accompanies the deep loss felt by a child when coping with devastating loss. The relationship between Walt and some-girl-at-his-job was weak at best. His relationship with his therapist was more meaningfully developed in only minutes, a few scenes. Did not understand the egg thing. Rather, got it, but did not feel the import. Cool film, nice sentiment. Some ideas were undeveloped, but then maybe that's just the way it is. Acting well done by William H.Macy, Justin Kirk, Virginia Madsen, Jim Gaffigan of course, and AndrewJ. West.

The scene where Walt and Kendall shared a moment (in fact any shared screen time by these actors was forced) where Kendall was crying in the theater was sad only in that it was so poorly written. Failed love plot or huh? In fact, that's where the plot missed the attempt to connect the potentially shared grief. Walt's voice over stated that life's dreariness is blah blah unless shared. Completely failed element. Never developed. Nice film, well acted. Just needed some plot polishing beyond some cookie-cutter chick laying on popcorn ala American Beauty rose petals. We get that. Finish it. Yeah, the romance was stale at best even if it was a sub-plot. Finish the plot.

The first half of this film is misleading. It's seems to be a by-the-books drama until the second half kicks into high gear. I found the male character unlikeable, though this may be intentional. Other than his earning potential, I can't understand why these women were so obsessed with possessing him. The guy is quite the self-absorbed jerk.

The real plot is about two women battling it out in terms that are absolutely chilling. Bearing in mind that the female leads are very attractive and surely see each other as mortal enemies, one wonders how enmity can quickly grow to such extremes. Cold and brutal. Opens one's eyes to the kitty eat kitty aspect of modern female workings. It's refreshing to see a film that catches the vagaries of both sexes. Well shot, well acted, firmly directed. Entertaining. Some plot points were completely dropped however. Almost seemed unfinished. When you watch, you will understand my meaning. I'm simply avoiding a spoiler. All said, there are lasting thoughts, a memorable theme, and an element of horror worth checking out.

Really? A resort expands their fiscal interests to the extent of actively murdering civilians. A match-stick spitting detective balances his job against a cookie-cutter corrupt captains orders? Why? How was Julien ever able to have government approval to build this fantasy world? The precept is ridiculous. And why, oh, why can't the bad guys hit a target? The scene of henchmen firing clip after clip into a concrete pylon while some psycho babbles poetry is probably the most ridiculous scene ever filmed. Why was he going on about caged birds? Why were they wasting supposedly frangible ammo on reinforced concrete? Moving on. Ambyr Childers has some talent. Under utilized Lydia Hull performed well as a cop shop system forensic .

Just sad. Done here. I walked out of a film for the first time in my life. Need one say more? Production values were TV fare, nothing more. Long slide down for the major player(s).