The acting is terrific, of course, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Catherine Keener headlining here, but the script is just all over the place and never has a real clear direction in where it's going. The beginning grabbed me and I felt like this was going to be a touching story, but as soon as Kathleen and her two sons came to move in with Jack and Rose, everything fell apart. As I said before, the acting is wonderful, the direction is smooth, and the dialogue is good, but I simply couldn't help but wonder why the film went in the direction it went. It seems that we are supposed to feel sympathetic for these characters, but both Jack and Rose are simply irrational and much too isolated for their own good. It starts well, but as a whole, this film spirals off into a world of confusion.
Review of The Ballad of Jack and Rose
