i be at the premiere of this film last night at the sundance film festival . it be obvious that sharon be very nervous and but she be gracious and funny and i could see how that transfer to her film bridget jones diary which i love . this and however and couldn not be far remove from that . to use one of sharon own term and a a friend put it and the whole film be eggy . overdone and plead with the audience to cry for sympathy for the main character . i do not really even know where to start . the little boy be adorable and precocious and almost to the point of be cartoon like . michelle williams hangdog i be sad and smoke a cigarette schtick soon become old . the film start out alright enough and with the setup of the husband who always work and the connection between mother and son and etc . suddenly she be in bed with the very on point ewan mcgregor and and a bomb explode at the soccer stadium where her husband and son be . this moment be good frightening and shocking . but the heavy overlay of jaunt piano music and slow motion run or cry or whatever be so saturated that it impossible to really connect . a most of u know and symbolism be best when subtle and strip down . well be prepare to have it wacked over your head in this film . her son have a stuff bunny animal that he always carry and and after he dead of course this become the representation of her son . they reference the bunny so many time that it no longer a special memento . once she start stalk the son of one of the suicide bomber and it just fail to make sense any long . she predictably bond with the son out of nowhere ( i literally lean over and say she go to buy him a cricket bat to a friend after the boy mention his dad be suppose to buy him one for his birthday . and lo and behold and she do ) and then suddenly there a standoff at the train station where she get apparently shoot in the head and have not a scratch to show for it . an additional thing that bother me be her character apparently have all these amaze trait that men be die for . ewan seem suddenly turn around from a womanize yuppie tell her that she just so different from everyone he know . her husband old bos tell her she an amazing woman and spew ridiculous romantic crap about lay in a caravan with the dust particle in the air or take all the hundred of piece of your broken heart and put it back together . what be so remarkable about this woman . she just go through a terrible loss and but that have nothing to do with her character or personality . nothing show tell me that she be deserve of this attention . this combine with the in and out narration and apparently letter dedicate to osama bin laden and the hot air balloon with the picture of her son and the underuse of the engage ewan mcgregor character and the random relationship with the bomber son and and the obvious oscar nomination scene of michelle williams scream my baby . my baby . all come together for one totally over the top melodrama that leave the viewer with no real connection to anyone . if they have strip it down by about 90 % it would be watchable . it do make me sad that i find this film so unenjoyable and because it be obvious that the director be very nervous and have put her soul and time into it make . however and i do not see any way to fix the many glare issue there be . instead of see this and i would recommend pop in bridget jones diary and enjoy sharon maguire in her best medium .