I have always loved the ending to this movie, but this time around it struck me as even more beautiful than ever. Dern is so good here, Payne gets the absolute best out of her as a performer, and broad as the characterizations of the one side are, balanced out by the callousness of the other the entire thing is so beautifully balanced.
Best of all is that the magically, wonderfully, perfectly titled Citizen Ruth completely transcends the specifics of…