Kelly MacDonald Gives Outstanding Performance

Rating: 5/10 (8 March 2008)

Kelly MacDonald was outstanding and to her I give 10 starts! The way she was able to embody the personality of her southern character was mesmerizing. In my book, she gets the Oscar for Best Female in a Supporting Role.
As for the film itself, well, not very interesting. However, I would have enjoyed the story if they had taken more liberties based on the book. For example I would have enjoyed it more if the story had more to do with Ed Tom Bell, played wonderfully by Tommy Lee Jones. As it was, the film was too much a paint-by-numbers effort. Also, it is sad that a story like this can be so popular given the state of our culture these days.