poor story, much too long, visually just average and most important who .... cares about this plot, I am really disappointed; think twice before risking 2 1/2 hours of your life for this. I really don t understand why any body is even considering this for an Oscar. Have we all forgot that some time ago a movie had a distinctive lightning, lines and messages? If a story needs 2 or 3 hrs, it s OK, but if time is wasted and all the evidence and explanations for the acting of the characters are focused in two or three scenes and the rest is neither visually stunning nor adds much to the justification of the story. Example: we know that the boy is not his real son but when both are alone evidence suggests that both come along quite well; after the accident we still get evidence that he cares for the boy, but is frustrated because he seems severely diseased .... in the end we learn that he just used the boy; OK, but then some earlier scenes (first visit to the ranch) makes no sense.