which I'll get to in a moment. First.... this is not, as I said, a movie I recommend. Waterfield is right.... one of the all time most depressing movies. Not THE most, IMHO, but in the running.

It opens, very first scene, with depression and then continues to get more and more depressing with no let up.

Now the spoiler:

If there is anything at all in this movie that can be considered 'upbeat', or at least 'not depressing', it's with the dog. - JamesJM