All Good Things [Blu-ray] Reviews

All Good Things is based on the life of real estate heir Robert Durst, but most of the names have been changed, because the film sticks closely to known facts and draws the same conclusion that anyone who followed the story reached long ago: that Durst – excuse me, “David Marks” – killed his wife and got away with it. Ryan Gosling does his best to make sense of the Durst character, but he remains a cipher. Kirsten Dunst gives a heart-rending performance as the doomed Katie Marks, but it’s the supporting players who steal the show: Frank Langella as the Marks family’s domineering patriarch, and Lily Rabe as David’s best friend from college, Deborah Lehrman, who may or may not know more than she should.

All Good Things wasn’t successful with either critics or audiences, but it’s worth seeking out on disc, because the disc offers something that changes the viewing experience: a commentary track with Durst himself. Listen to the track after watching the film, and you’ll see it in a whole new light.

The complete review is here.