Review of All Good Things (2010) by Clarke D — 17 Feb 2015

This one surprised me. It's still swirling about in my subconscious after a couple of days, despite my general dislike of murder as a theme for movies.

In contrast to the critics' opinions, I think the key to this story is Ryan Gosling's acting. Not an actor I've ever really rated before, he is really spooky and believable as the hyper-controlled and very disturbed main character. In the final segment of the film he goes off the rails very nicely, too.

There are lots of nice noir notes in the presentation, which set the story on edge without ever going over the top. Kirsten Dunst is convincing, if bland.