All Good Things (2010)

Set in the 70's, All Good Things stars Ryan Gosling as David Marks, the son of a power real estate mogul, who wants nothing to do with the family business. Much to the dismay of his father, Sanford Marks (Frank Langella), David marries medical student Katie McCarthy (Kirsten Dunst), and they leave New York City, to live in Vermont. They even open a country store that sells health foods, called "All Good Things". Things seem perfect between them, until David is pressured to return to the city, and work for his father.


From there, it becomes a downward spiral for David, and Katie. He becomes more controlling, and paranoid, and physically abusive, and a suspect when Katies goes missing in 1982.


At that point the movie shifts from a story of a young couple coping with marriage, and family, to a twisted tale of murder, and betrayal, and a man who seems to be untouchable. It's frustrating to watch at times, because early on, we are shown this innocent side to David that makes us care for him, only to have it ripped away, based on speculation that he killed his wife.


Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, and I think the acting was Oscar-worthy. I think overall, the script needed some work. Halfway through, it really felt like I was watching a different movie.


For more information about Robert Durst, who inspired the character of David Marks, click here


Rated R, Runtime 101mns