i have hear a lot of good thing about this movie and go with the intention of like it but it just do not work for me . after read the other review and i do not agree that this be a movie that peta would love since it portray an animal right activist a an embezzling and slightly derange loner who mistreat the dog in her care and have no life and no friend and etc . peggy do not appeal to the dog lover in me either she be the one who leave her dog out all night and neglect to repair the hole in her fence and mistreat all the dog she supposedly rescue . i think the other character be more finely drawn and good portray a well and especially laura dern brett and peter saarsgard newt . molly shannon act ability seem to be confine to keep a fairly gruesome expression on her face not much fun to look at for 90 plus minute and it never change whether she be sad and worried and concerned and happy .