I'll spoil a little of the plot here, not because I want too, but it's better if I do. David Marks (Ryan Gosling) was a rebel child, but end up joining his father's (Frank Langella) retail company. He marries Katie (Kirstin Dunst) and for a while they live in bliss. However the longer he stays with the company the more they resent each other. One day Katie goes missing and still is a missing person to this day, yes this is a true story. The movie isn't telling so much about the mystery but how the two changed over the years and what lead to the disappearance.
This movie tends to drag at times, so much so I considered putting it down and continuing it later. The story is interesting at points, but things just fall flat. Gosling, one of my favorite young actors doesn't know what to do. He seems wooden and stale but is it his character or just the way he acts? Dunst is a delight, her best performance thus far (besides "Interview With A Vampire" but she was a kid, it seems different). The supporting actors are fine and the film looks good. However I'd say the director and screen writers want you to know a little about the real David going in, his transformations seem sudden at points. I wish this movie came out in 2011, it would be a building block for Gosling and Dunst Oscar campaigns. Gosling has some good work this year with "Drive" and "The Ides of March" and Dunst has several projects with a possible Oscar chance for "Melancholia". This would have helped their chances here. That says something about this movie I'd guess, it's only there to help the actors with other movies. The movie really builds up by the ending, but it's a pain getting there.
7/10
Recommendation: It's decent, but don't rush out for this one. Watch "Blue Valentine" for Gosling's A game (his better movie last year) and wait for any of Dunst's movie this year, I expect all good things for her then( haha pun).
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