I thought the acting was fabulous and characters were convincing and real. Here's where it got tough for me...as a gay woman i was sooooo disappointed that one of the lesbian charcters ( played by Julianna Moore) has to sleep with "the man." This sets the old sterotype into motion that ..."All lesbians really need is a good #$%^ and they will "convert" to men." I realize the movie needed to have an interesting twist but why not make him a bank robber or mentally ill or ANYTHING but him having to sleep with her. i was overall very disappointed in the movie due to this.