A saving grace of this film was the magnificent performances of Maria Bello and Michael Sheen in the title roles, a couple who are totally devastated when their beloved son takes his own life at his college after committing mass murder.
While truly a depressing film, it examines the effects of this tragedy on the parents. Apparently, their marriage was far from a good one, and this horrendous event turns things beyond the breaking point.
They don't know where to hide when television cameras show up at their home. They flee to her brother, but the sister-in-law isn't too keen to have them, especially when their child is told by the other children that you'll wind up with your cousin in hell.
Their lives totally collapse and their doesn't seem a way out. At no time is therapy recommended.
Years back I could have easily seen Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson in the role of the devastated parents.
While truly a depressing film, it examines the effects of this tragedy on the parents. Apparently, their marriage was far from a good one, and this horrendous event turns things beyond the breaking point.
They don't know where to hide when television cameras show up at their home. They flee to her brother, but the sister-in-law isn't too keen to have them, especially when their child is told by the other children that you'll wind up with your cousin in hell.
Their lives totally collapse and their doesn't seem a way out. At no time is therapy recommended.
Years back I could have easily seen Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson in the role of the devastated parents.