Sometimes the sad things in life make the best movies. All characters were excellent in their performances especially Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo. I think of Ruffalo as a "good" guy. I didn't like seeing him as the "bad" guy in this movie. Tragedy happens and we deal with it in different ways, some taking the high road. Ruffalo took the wrong way around causing his and the victim's family suffering to linger.