I wanted to like this movie so much but just couldn't. The story had so many things going for it and just crashed. Paul Daño was so good as the brilliant tech scientist and loving husband and father. Michelle Williams was excellent as the mentally disturbed mom who couldn't decide who she was and thus ruined everybody's life. Seth Rogen as the "friend" showed that he can actually act. Sam, the central character was wonderful through all the twists and turns of growing up in a family that was seriously maladjusted internally. The performances were good, but story has a way of sneaking up on you and making you see that it's rotting. It was also too long and you get weary of it long before the end. Watch it sometime when you want to be depressed.