All Good Things has a stellar cast, including Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst,
and Frank Langella. As a result the acting is great, but I did not like the story. It is based on a true story, a murder mystery, that begins in the 1970s and continues to the present. So, what is the story?
Ryan Gosling plays David Marks, who meets Katie McCarthy (Kirsten Dunst) in 1971; Katie comes from a middle-class background, while David comes from a wealthy family that owns segments of midtown Manhatten. The two fall madly in love and are married soon after, but their relationship deteriorates over the next decade. David becomes abusive toward Katie, and they eventually end up living in separate houses as Katie studies at medical school while David works in New York City under his dad's company. In 1982, Katie vanishes without a trace. Fast-forward to 2000, and David is living under the identity of a woman in Texas; the deaths of friend/publisher Deborah Lehrman and the gruesome murder of elderly Malvern Bump reignite interest in Katie's 18-year-old disappearance. They all have one thing in common: David Marks.
Even though I did not like the story I did enjoy seeing fabulous actors at the peaks of their careers. I only recommend this movie if you like this type of murder mysteries.