i think the main problem with the movie isn not the movie and it that people be go in expect a thriller instead of a drama . yes the major plot point could be cover in 5 minute . but that not the point of drama . your average thriller be about thing that happen and happen to have people in them . this movie be about the people and how they feel and cope when something momentous happens . if you appreciate that you will appreciate the movie well and or not watch it cos it not something that appeal to you . and that fair enough . as far a the film go and michelle williams carry it well . the accent fine and the various state she go through a she try to deal with what have happen never feel you leave disconnect or not understanding how she get there . mcgregor be his usual charming self and tho his be not really a major part ( likewise macfadyen ) and this be a movie about the mother and so these two do not get an awful lot of screen time . the one fault i would say be that the passage of time be not particularly well express particularly right at the end of the film when what seem to be a present day ewan be wear the exact same outfit a in the next scene which must be set sometime after . regardless and it a decent movie and but require empathy . so if you prefer action flick and watch something else .