if the end hadn not be so fantastically unexpected and i do not think i could rate this movie so well . this movie have a lot of uncomfortable and distressing and marriage fall apart character interaction . that sort of thing be not my kind of drama and so the pace seem to drag for me . in addition and the main character be difficult to relate to and thus care much about the husband ( alan rickman ) be rather bitter and cranky and the wife ( polly walker ) be aloof and a little haughty . the acting be just fine ( norman reedus be very allure ) and but the character themselves be perhaps a little too realistically flaw ( for me ) . the setting be nice and appropriately isolated and a little spooky . the cinematography have something to it that seem a little old fashion to me somehow . but the last 5 15 minute of this movie be so ingenious that every uncomfortable scene and awkward conversation and and inexplicable character behavior absolutely worth it . i guessed every typical plot twist except the one that occur . the end definitely make this movie worth watch . the intrigue and the drama and not quite as much .