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Rating: 10/10 (20 April 2009)

All the major players should have won an Oscar along with the director and writer. Kate played the role filled w/ lust, fear run amuck, shame, denial, and dwelling in the past about as good as anybody in the business. Yeah - after the 1st time - I was disappointed in the ending, but after seeing it a few more times it all made perfect sense. Her choice was to stay isolated in her shame and guilt which leads no where but to other bad choices. It was a happy ending finally - Michael finally lets go of his past and becomes a whole person getting to know his lovely daughter for the 1st time. The plot might be far-fetched but its about human stuff that we all go through not just holocaust people - in this regard the movie totally hit the mark - its universal stuff portrayed brilliantly in the flesh. Trivia - As Michael walks through the Halocaust museum's collection of victims dark shoes - there is one red one that stands out - ref: the little girl in Schindler's list? Also in the tub scene, Michael reads from Lady Chatterly's Lover - ref: Little Children book club maybe?