What happened?
The film is really good for the first 75 minutes or so. Yes, it starts to slip but really comes apart when Paul's mom is cleaning up at Christmas. There's no ending either.
What kind of problems must have the production had to end the film like this? Was anything re-shot? Hastily rewritten? Ran out of budget?
Haven't read the original novel so I don't know if it's any more satisfying than the film.
It becomes almost two different films and sadly, the back end pretty much negates the really well done front!