flawless writing and brilliant act make this unusually delightful and witty plot twister one of the best american film i have see this year . neil labute terrific casting and cynical direction keep this film from become too sentimental while renée zellweger and morgan freeman authentic performance give it a soul . violent and provocative and humorous at the same time with a truly wonderful end . chris rock and greg kinnear aaron eckhart and crispin glover and allison janney all give uproarious and tongue in cheek performance . the great spoof of soap opera since the movie soap and but good and smarter . positive .