I hate to disagree with most of humankind, but I did not like this film. I understand that it was based on a true story, but dud the characters have to be so one-dimensional? The plot line is predictable, and I could recite most of the dialog before it was spoken. I think the worst aspect of this film was the direction. If he were still alive, Robert Altman could have given some sage advice to the director. His scenes went on forever, and he seemed not to know when enough was enough. Short cuts would have been wise. I did make it to the end of the movie, but I don't really know how. Good thing I rented it from Netflix and saved myself several dollars and some time. Too bad; hopefully this year's crop of Oscars contenders will be an improvement.