this is a superbly acted movie.the climactic scene with meryl streep and phillip seymore hoffman is amazing.deserving of awards for both of them.rest of the cast does and amazing job as well.as we left the theater my wife asked me "did you enjoy it?".given the subject matter of the film i had to say not really.its not the type of movie you enjoy watching or would watch over and over again.but i did enjoy watching some GREAT acting and a solid script.i'd recommend it for sure but don't expect to come out of it feeling good.