Another stunning reminder to women of the world: At the first sign of violence in your partner, get away and stay there!
Kirsten Dunst is excellent as naïve suburbanite Katie, who becomes involved with troubled real-estate heir David (Ryan Gosling), childhood witness to his mother's suicide.
David has never gotten past the trauma, and becomes unhinged when Katie gets pregnant and approaches graduation from medical school. One day poor Katie, who keeps on going back to David, just disappears.
There are some very strong performances here, including from Frank Langella as David's user of a father, Lily Rabe as his coarse collaborator and friend, and Nick Offerman as Katie's tragic brother.
There is also some excellent makeup work in this production. Observe Ms. Dunst's transformation from freshly incandescent beauty to haggard abused wife.
Excellent, facts-based morality tale.
Kirsten Dunst is excellent as naïve suburbanite Katie, who becomes involved with troubled real-estate heir David (Ryan Gosling), childhood witness to his mother's suicide.
David has never gotten past the trauma, and becomes unhinged when Katie gets pregnant and approaches graduation from medical school. One day poor Katie, who keeps on going back to David, just disappears.
There are some very strong performances here, including from Frank Langella as David's user of a father, Lily Rabe as his coarse collaborator and friend, and Nick Offerman as Katie's tragic brother.
There is also some excellent makeup work in this production. Observe Ms. Dunst's transformation from freshly incandescent beauty to haggard abused wife.
Excellent, facts-based morality tale.