ViewGuide

Created Mar 26, 2010 08:25PM PST • Edited Mar 27, 2010 08:19AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   Drama with welcome bouts of humor, this thoroughly entertaining story film has a story that seems innocuous on the surface, but instead quickly shows us via suburban parents how people can lose their way and need to grow up and be adults. Enjoy the intense interactions, LOL moments, pendulum swinging drama, great film-making, and award worthy acting.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   Stellar performances from Winslett who does remarkably well as an American housewife.

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Great 4.0

    Very appealing visually with great use of a deep focus on characters and representing their thoughts. Loved the narration in the first half of the movie, but the transition away from it made sense as well.

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 2.6

17. Sex Erotic 2.6

18. Violence Brutal 2.6

19. Rudeness Profane 2.6

21. Reality

    Surreal 2.1

22. Circumstantial Surreal 2.1

23. Biological Surreal 2.1

24. Physical Surreal 2.1