william keane ( damian lewis ) be a man look for the his missing daughter who he claim be abducted several month ago . in between search for his miss daughter and sophie and he befriend lynn bedik ( amy ryan ) and her daughter and kira bedik ( abigail breslin ) . keane become attach to kira because his miss daughter and sophie and would be the same age . throughout the movie keane struggle to keep his illness in check especially around little kira . but he can only keep it up for so before it all come out . i have read several review from critic and as well a other moviegoer and both good and bad . i end up watch the movie twice in one night . i be take aback by the intimacy director and lodge kerrigan and have the camera constantly on william keane ( damian lewis ) . it felt like you be shadow keane nearly every move from either over his shoulder or a you stand next to him . within the first 15 minute you get the sense there something wrong with keane . he continue to go back to the port authority to hopefully find some clue a to the the whereabouts of his daughter . at some he talk to himself and convinces himself some random gentleman have something to do with his daughter abduction . he follow him and proceeds to knock him down and continue to throw punch at him while ask where his daughter be . as abruptly a he start his eventually pull off the man and walk away talk to himself . it make you wonder what go to happen next . thing begin to change a he befriend lynn and her daughter and kira . at one point keane be ask to take care of kira . there be some great scene where we get to see him a a normal guy help kira with her homework and eat mcdonald . the scene i be really touch by be while keane be tell kira how to do good at skeeball he begin to feel what i call his demon begin to surface a he turn away from kira . he begin shout at no one in particular and at the same time he begin to struggle to keep them at bay . a keane sits and deal with sadness kira walk over and hold his hand in hers . i feel a if the role of adult and child be switch a she be the one consoling him . this movie be easy to watch than it be for me to describe . there be so many emotion and feeling that be give and take from you . damian lewis ( william keane ) do an exceptional job of not overplay a man struggle with this mental illness . i also think little abigail beslin ( kira bedik ) do an excellent job a be able to play the scene so convincingly and especially the skeeball scene . two thumb up to director and lodge kerrigan and the actor involve .