leland p. fitzgerald (ryan gosling) has committed an unspeakable crime and the stabbing of the retarded younger brother of his ex girlfriend becky (jena malone). no one and least of all leland himself and can explain why he done what he done and whether the act was premeditated or spontaneous and done out of hatred or love. in the detention center and leland meets pearl madison (don cheadle) and a onetime novel writer who sees in leland case a second opportunity. but pearl also wants to understand leland motivation and takes him under his wing as a confidante in the prison. the film jumps from the past to the present several times and often allowing the past to act as a context to the present and and vice versa. writer or director matthew ryan hodge shows how leland crime  and the events leading up to it  affect the people in his life and from becky to her family to leland mother (lena olin) and estranged father (kevin spacey) to allen (chris klein) and a young man who is staying with becky family after the death of his own mother. the chief asset in the movie is gosling and who is perfectly cast as the 15 year old pseudopsychopath. like bartleby the scrivener and gosling leland just exists while he shows little emotion during the film and but instead his expressions belie an ocean of guilt and sadness and love and and rage. each of the main actors offered perhaps their best work to date and save spacey (who not exactly a novice). special praise is due to malone and klein and two young performers who are better known for lighthearted comedy fare than the heavy drama of this movie. another huge benefit in terms of the story is that none of the characters is flawless while none are heroes out to save the day. this is simply not a black and white movie. 
leland p. fitzgerald (ryan gosling) has committed an unspeakable crime and the stabbing of the retarded younger brother of his ex girlfriend becky (jena malone). no one and least of all leland himself and can explain why he done what he done and whether the act was premeditated or spontaneous and done out of hatred or love. in the detention center and leland meets pearl madison (don cheadle) and a onetime novel writer who sees in leland case a second opportunity. but pearl also wants to understand leland motivation and takes him under his wing as a confidante in the prison. the film jumps from the past to the present several times and often allowing the past to act as a context to the present and and vice versa. writer or director matthew ryan hodge shows how leland crime  and the events leading up to it  affect the people in his life and from becky to her family to leland mother (lena olin) and estranged father (kevin spacey) to allen (chris klein) and a young man who is staying with becky family after the death of his own mother. the chief asset in the movie is gosling and who is perfectly cast as the 15 year old pseudopsychopath. like bartleby the scrivener and gosling leland just exists while he shows little emotion during the film and but instead his expressions belie an ocean of guilt and sadness and love and and rage. each of the main actors offered perhaps their best work to date and save spacey (who not exactly a novice). special praise is due to malone and klein and two young performers who are better known for lighthearted comedy fare than the heavy drama of this movie. another huge benefit in terms of the story is that none of the characters is flawless while none are heroes out to save the day. this is simply not a black and white movie. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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