While not the best told story ever created, it's the acting that should draw you into this film. I've never seen Tommy Lee Jones more restrained - you expect him to go into one of his famous southern-tinged monologues, but he stays properly restrained throughout nearly the entire film. Jessica Lange, who won the 1995 Best Actress Oscar for this role, is a joy to watch here, as she can go from raging to laughing in an instant, and is totally believable the entire time. Some of the plot machinations get a little far-fetched, as we've seen this type of story beaten to death and done much better, but it provides the backdrop for these two award winning actors to show their stuff. Powers Booth is always good as the sleazy bad guy type, and here he's no exception. Even though he's not near the caliber an actor as Jessica and Tommy, he plays his role with enough of a sneer to make it believable. Oh yeah, Chris O'Donnell is in the movie, too. Whoopie.