If only I'd known...

Rating: 4/10 (27 August 2004)

I found this movie to be disturbing and difficult to watch. It seemed to relish in multiple, long sadistic scenes of tyrannical people torturing the innocent, and has an overwhelmingly depressing aura.
But if you enjoy that sort of thing... maybe you'll like this. I haven't read the book (my wife has) but despite her appreciation for the book: after seeing this, I'll skip the book too.
Ruby (Zellweger) is excellent, Sally (Kathy Baker) is very good too, but it wasn't a movie I enjoyed, especially given the high expectations that I had.
I gave it 4/10 stars.
*SPOILER* Apparently that the ending in the book isn't as sad/depressing as it is in the movie. Maybe just read the book & skip the movie?