It was ok. I mean yes the acting was great and yeah it did pull at the heartstrings, but I found the story to be completely predictible, the characters cliched, and pretty much everything recycled from many other movies.
I think it was a more engaging story because it felt very realistic, following a guy through his daily routine, simple camera footage. So that was a plus, I enjoyed that.
And yes Marisa is one hot tomale
A fine acting job herself.
Better than average, but not worthy of all the oscar buzz it received IMO.