Contrast between make- believe and honesty

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2009)

The story takes place in a typical American suburb, a married couple loves each other, they have two children, a dog... Actually they do not have the dog. And they do not love each other very much. It’s the opposite- they are depressed and desperate about the monotonous life they live. This is exactly what is the film trying to say us: it makes the contrast between make- believe, which is created by the society and honesty (truth), which... which is always there, but nobody knows why. This contrast is unbelievable shocking and for the audience sometimes also ironic and, of course, fascinating. These two „values“ are „fighting“. Which one will win? The more sociable. What will it cause? Only depression and at the end- death. All this with great performances and soundtrack.