Gosling,Dunst,Langella,this had the makings of a great thriller. Unfamiliar with the real life case this is based on and the crazy goings-on involved I never quite knew where this film was going.
Dunst is as ever alluring and displays a vulnerability that sets the tone of a topsy-turvy tale of mental instability. We have seen Gosling as a troubled soul before,most notably in "The United States Of Leland" but here he moves between manic and psychotic with ease. Unsettling to say the least,he really is a man of many faces.
Described as a love story and mystery wrapped into one,I failed to spot much of a love story. Tension filled from the off,the dvd cover is very misleading. Mystery,murder,cross-dressing? Odd but with enough to keep you interested and guessing right to the end.

Somebody told me this was a love story. They were lying.

Based on a real life case, albeit an unsolved one, the film works as an excellent crime mystery, wherever the truth may lie. Led brilliantly by Ryan Gosling the story is executed well enough, but it does drag in places and doesn't pull you in enough towards the end, becoming a little dull at around the half way point. Gosling and Kirsten Dunst have a great chemistry nevertheless, and I would like to see a full romantic drama starring them in the leads as their performances were fantastic.

Strong cast with good performances, but even that combined with the interesting true story wasn't enough to make this film work. I'm not sure what it was, but something just didn't gel.

Kirsten Dunst, I've been in love with you since Small Soldiers.

Gosling is such a creep. He even outdid the stalker/obsessive weirdo from The Notebook.

Needlessly complicated by flashbacks this only had three things going for it and two of them belonged to the Dunst (the other was loads of Steely Dan on the soundtrack).

"inspired by historical events", as said in the credits, is most certainly the best term to describe this movie. I'd guess the team interpreted a lot out of the testimonies of Marks to make an thrilling movie.

Pending questions are the result of the mix of facts and interpretations.

Gosling great as always.

Kirsten Dunst, I've been in love with you since Small Soldiers.

Very paced based on a true story movie about the son of a real estate NY owner, that has a lot of mental issues and how this guy disposed of his wife and was never discovered. The story might sound very bizarre and interesting, but at the pace the movie flows, you get bored after minute 10. I don’t know if the director wanted to make us put ourselves in the shoes of the psychiatrist treating the guy, but the movie does not go much further than this…

True Story Drama/Thriller, Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Kristen Wiig

Sorry to say this is an easily forgettable film, it's not the casts fault because everyone is good here. Really it's just the script, this was my second time watching this but I didn't know it until 30 minutes in. Ryan Gosling is easily becoming one of the better actors of our time and has a ton of films ahead of him. His character here goes from business man to cross dresser. Frank Langella is always good too.

This is based on a true story about a New Yourk tycoons son who's wife goes missing. It's part fact based and part speculation, it has interesting parts for sure but over all it's to that catchy and not much of a thriller. It's worth the watch just not a great one.

The cheeky bastards have good in the title. Maybe they wished it was good.

For Cross-dressing fans only

Not a good one for Ryan gosling pretty face fans