The death of innocence of a dream. An interesting point of view about the 50s and 60s in America. Slowly paced. Excruciatingly painful and emotionally brutal at times. Great performances. I give this a 7 (good) out of 10. [Drama]

Better than a lot of critics have made out, the fallout of the American dream for this family is quite shocking. I've never read the novel on which this is based, and that may have given me a different opinion, but as it is, this isn't as bad as you have heard!

But what bloody melodrama has Ewan McGregor decided to film? It's utter nonsense!

Am I the only one who found the character of Merry amusing? From stuttering beautiful child to insufferable teen, onto violent demonstrator and finally to repentant down-and-out, every aspect of her life becomes a complete caricature. Overall, I felt it was a bit of a comical shambles BUT the concept behind it was interesting, after all, the novel is an award-winner. So I'm going to read that now ... I suggest it would be time better spent than watching this.

It’s a bit of a sleeper but was good ... delivered in the end.