I was looking forward to a very good film.....was I disappointed.The best part of this film was William Hurt and then it's over.Acting was strained. The little girl is a poor actresse....where is Dakota Fanning when we need her?The son was not convincing.One scene...Belo (mother) is going nuts with a shotgun in hand and the boy is quietly eating cereal in the kitchen and the little girl saunters down stairs.????????The stair scene is almost embarrassing and I don't mean sexually.Bello coming out out of the bathroom full frontal nudity..why?...could have been better placed in the film....if needed. Gratuitous IMO.Convuluted is one word that comes to mind after seeing this film.This film is not tight. A lot of things in this film just don't make sense.Does not come close to being in a running for an award.Had I paid $10 or so to see this film I would not be happy.