look . i have come to expect this level of act from william macy . the guy just keep put in terrific performance . but meat loaf . just when do his loafness decide to leave jim steinman behind and throw his decidedly low weight around in the wonderful world of stanislavsky . well . what can i say . i be duly impressed . to paraphrase an old adage represent it ain not the meat and it the emotion . and the loaf be quietly buff up his act chop of late . laura dern carry off the 40 look perfectly here . great job by the costume and hair department . david paymer be typecast but right on the money . solid camera work throughout the flick . the plot line be reminiscent of gentleman agreement ( post wwii anti semitism ) . well worth your time . particularly for the grow legion of bill macy acolyte .