A heartbreaking work of staggering reality.

Julianne Moore has played her share of housewives in turmoil. But her performance in this film was remarkably engaging. It was based on the memoirs of one of the ten children, which made it even more believable (because, well, it was true).

Woody Harrelson put in a stellar performance as the alcoholic father, and the best part about this movie is that it was the first Woody film I've seen in a long time where I could watch him onscreen without thinking "tree-hugging oxygen-bar-sniffing pot-smoking vegan." Excellent role choice, sir.

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Did you know that Woody is on the board of the directors for the Ex'pression Center For New Media in Emeryville? So says IMDB.