Michael Keaton plays this guy whose main issue in life really is letting go. Problems with the family, with his own terminal illness, with his wife and the prospect of having a child he may never get to see or know. Nicole Kidman is great in this one. Much prettier and more natural, accessible and less cold than later on in her career, she illustrates and depicts a great affection and tenderness, all the while being so torn by her life's many stresses. The film attempts to develop a number of motifs but fails at achieving completion or rendering a satisfying result of those. It remains a likable, realistic in parts, fairly strong tearjerker with just enough humor from the protagonist, insight and closeness to the main actors, in a well told story with a pertinent ending and idea behind it.
