All Good Things

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nick s @Nick_S Jan 14 The acting and production value is fine. But the story feels quite out of focus. Many of the scenes feel unimportant to the plot and it's easy to get bored. See more Griffith J @griffithxjohnson Aug 7 A strange structure that feels like two separate films. A compelling mystery & interesting romance that has some wild moments but it all feels haphazard. Meaningful plot points don’t have a big impact. Yet the acting & makeup are high quality. It’s well shot, has a solid tone, & unique layers to the editing. See more Michael M Feb 18 There’s something eerily haunting about All Good Things that stuck with me long after it ended. Knowing that it’s loosely based on the real-life case of Robert Durst made it even more unsettling. Ryan Gosling gives an incredible performance as David Marks, a man who seems charming and put-together on the surface but slowly unravels as the story progresses. Kirsten Dunst is equally impressive, bringing so much depth and emotion to Katie, his wife, whose disappearance becomes the center of the mystery. The film starts off feeling like a tragic love story but gradually shifts into something much darker. Watching David’s slow descent into paranoia and violence was both fascinating and disturbing. The tension builds throughout, and while the movie doesn’t provide all the answers, it leaves you with an eerie sense of unease. The cinematography and direction add to that, making everything feel dreamlike and slightly off, which fits the story perfectly. While the pacing is a bit slow at times, the performances and atmosphere more than make up for it. If you enjoy psychological thrillers with a true crime element, All Good Things is definitely worth watching. It’s not a straightforward mystery, but it’s one of those movies that lingers in your mind, making you want to look up the real story just to process it all. See more Ron R Feb 13 What is it about Ryan Gosling that makes him want to star in movies about self absorbed absolutely self destructive characters that destroy everyone's life around them? See more Blu B 01/16/2025 The editing and pacing arent good here. It's very unfocused, jumpy, and the whole flashback narration during the trial just doesn't really add anything. More than anything the root cause of all the problems is it never can tie anything with his life together into a cohesive narrative. The relationship with his wife, Deborah which feels like thats barely explored and becomes a big thing, the relationship with his Dad, his childhood, job, Baker Hall's character, none of it really ties that well together into anything about the case or his character. The acting is just alright too. Ryan Gosling is trying to be distant but comes across as distant and wooden too. There is almost nno emotion from his performance the entire way. Dunst is very hit or miss. Sometimes she is great but than goes long stretches where she's as boring as Gosling. Hall is great and easily the best thing. Everyone else is forgettable. The music is very boring and generic stuff too. The cinematography isn't the best thing in the world. It's dull sometimes, very boring in others, and none of the locations are that memorable. I get the vibe too the direction thinks it's good also but it's not. It's difficult to describe. But yeah, this has such few things consistently going for it. And all of it is suggestive more than anything. It feels borderline like a well produced Made for TV movie plot. Skip This. See more Leo F 08/31/2024 I enjoyed Gosling's and Dunst's perforrmances. Knowing nothing about true story, I was constantly shocked and surprised by the events that took place in the movie. The directing was smooth. Dialogue was tight. However, I did feel the time around the one hour mark. Also, I didn't care about any of the deaths/murders that took place; when you spend so much time with characters, you'd expect to feel some heartbreak when they die. Others have noted that the one-dimensionality of the characters may contribute to our lack of empathy for any of them. One could also say, that not really caring about any of the deaths may be the director's and writer's way of bringing us into the mind/body of the killer. If you know the story or have watched the Jinx first, this movie might not satisfy you. Going in blind led to an enjoyable thrillride. See more Read all reviews

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