Writer Tomas Eldan (James Franco) almost hits Christopher who sled onto the snow-covered road. Tomas carries him back up to the house where his mother Kate (Charlotte Gainsbourg) comes out looking for her other son. Tomas realizes that he had unknowingly ran him over. He is haunted by the death despite not being responsible. His relationship with Sara (Rachel McAdams) struggles as they clash over her wish for kids. Eventually, he finds love again with Ann (Marie-Josée Croze) and her daughter Mina. He tries to help Kate while Christopher is obsessed with Tomas and that fateful day.

The movie opens with a great incident but then it goes off into a series of rambling flat scenes. Everybody speaks in that flat Quebecois accented English. The story keeps skipping ahead a few years and jumping over the emotional flow. It's flat tonally. It's disjointed. There are one or two great scenes with McAdams but it's all very fleeting. The story would be more powerful staying with Sara and Kate.

It just depends from what perspective you look at things. Also if you are able to be rational. And what issues that might bring to you or the people you love. Sometimes being understated can be held against you. Especially if the other person is not sure about your feelings (which you are not showing).

Something that probably will not happen to the viewers of this. Because I can imagine that you'll either love or loathe this. Either think it's pretentious and lame (slow of course too) or think it's genius in its depiction of guilt and growing up, being adult and responsible. Also cause and effect and what that means to different people. There is much to be found here. But I doubt many will find it (or even look for it). It's a tough movie overall so both arguments (bad/good movie) have their merits ... it depends on your taste and your mood, which corner you'll pick (acting wise you cannot fault it though)

Wim Wenders became known as one of the leaders of New German Cinema in the 1970s. His work includes "The American Friend", "Until the End of the World" and "Buena Vista Social Club". "Every Thing Will Be Fine" is a very different turn for him. This look at the effect that a tragedy has on a writer (James Franco) takes a while to get going. Wenders's previous movies often looked at political issues, but this is more of a psychological drama. It comes across as flat. It's not terrible, but I expect more from Wenders.

Basically, I recommend Wenders's other movies. "Until the End of the World" is his best. Probably one of the greatest movies ever made.