The stage curtains open ...
"What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course."
Since the release of this film in 2010, more light has been shed on the Robert Durst case (on which this film was based upon). The above quote was taken from the final moments in the final episode of an HBO Documentary called, "The Jinx", where Durst allowed himself to be interviewed and then seemingly, in the bathroom afterwards, forgot he was wearing a mic and unintentionally confessed to the murders. BUT, my review is for this movie, "All Good Things".
Ryan Gosling plays the part of David Marks (Robert Durst) and Kirsten Dunst as his wife Katie (Kathleen McCormick) as we begin when they first meet in New York in 1971. David witnessed his mother's suicidal death as a young boy and he was never the same since, impacting nearly everything and everyone that would later be a part of his life. He and Katie marry and start a new life running a house food store in Vermont called "All Good Things". Things are good until David feels the heavy pressure of his overbearing, wealthy father come down on him for not providing his wife a better life, and then later when she wants to start a family, he is deadset against it. If you know the story of the Durst's, then you know how this eventually ends up.
This was an entertaining movie with very good, strong performances by both Gosling and Dunst. Most especially by Kirsten Dunst, who was nothing short of mesmerizing in her role as the ill-fated wife. Despite the good acting though, the overall effect of the film was just "okay". By movie's end, they make it appear that he had managed to pull the wool over everyone's eyes even though everything else around hims shouts "suspicion"! How prophetic it turned out to be.
I did enjoy the movie, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. It is worth a one-time watch, and it is enough to stir your curiosity into looking up the real story and finding out the facts. I would recommend watching "The Jinx" over this, as it held my attention much more. This is 6 stars out of 10.
"What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course."
Since the release of this film in 2010, more light has been shed on the Robert Durst case (on which this film was based upon). The above quote was taken from the final moments in the final episode of an HBO Documentary called, "The Jinx", where Durst allowed himself to be interviewed and then seemingly, in the bathroom afterwards, forgot he was wearing a mic and unintentionally confessed to the murders. BUT, my review is for this movie, "All Good Things".
Ryan Gosling plays the part of David Marks (Robert Durst) and Kirsten Dunst as his wife Katie (Kathleen McCormick) as we begin when they first meet in New York in 1971. David witnessed his mother's suicidal death as a young boy and he was never the same since, impacting nearly everything and everyone that would later be a part of his life. He and Katie marry and start a new life running a house food store in Vermont called "All Good Things". Things are good until David feels the heavy pressure of his overbearing, wealthy father come down on him for not providing his wife a better life, and then later when she wants to start a family, he is deadset against it. If you know the story of the Durst's, then you know how this eventually ends up.
This was an entertaining movie with very good, strong performances by both Gosling and Dunst. Most especially by Kirsten Dunst, who was nothing short of mesmerizing in her role as the ill-fated wife. Despite the good acting though, the overall effect of the film was just "okay". By movie's end, they make it appear that he had managed to pull the wool over everyone's eyes even though everything else around hims shouts "suspicion"! How prophetic it turned out to be.
I did enjoy the movie, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. It is worth a one-time watch, and it is enough to stir your curiosity into looking up the real story and finding out the facts. I would recommend watching "The Jinx" over this, as it held my attention much more. This is 6 stars out of 10.