It ought to come like leaves to a tree . . .

or it better not come at all.

" The movie really belongs to Brawne, played with mesmerizing vitality and heart-stopping grace by Abbie Cornish. [She] has, at 27, achieved a mixture of unguardedness and self-control matched by few actresses of any age or nationality.

She’s as good as Kate Winslet, which is about as good as it’s possible to be. " ~ New York Times